A Kodak engineer constructed the first digital camera in 1975. They didn't want to go digital. They went bankrupt in 2012.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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