Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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50 years ago Cheerios were called Cheerioats.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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