Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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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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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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