The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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In 1846, a 14 year old French peasant girl named Angelique Cottin was found to possess extraordinary electrical power. With a gentle touch she could knock over heavy pieces of furniture and even shock people near her.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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