Did you know about History

1. Did you know Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine
2. Did you know the Internet was originally called ARPANet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) designed by the US department of defense
3. Did you know the first Burger King was opened in Florida Miami in 1954
4. Did you know Australia was originally called New Holland
5. Did you know in 1878 the first telephone book made contained only 50 names
6. Did you know Coca Cola launched its 3rd product Sprite in 1961
7. Did you know paper originated from China
8. Did you know instant coffee was invented in 1901
9. Did you know the word 'testify' derived from a time when men were required to swear on their testicles
10. Did you know tennis was originally played with bare hands
11. Did you know the Olympic flag was designed in 1913
12. Did you know the electric toothbrush was invented in 1939
13. Did you know Isaac Newton invented the cat door
14. Did you know the Titanic was built in Belfast
15. Did you know Hawaii was originally called the Sandwich Islands
16. Did you know the doorbell was invented in 1831
17. Did you know The first English dictionary was written in 1755
18. Did you know Tokyo was once known as Edo
19. Did you know the tea bag was invented in 1908
20. Did you know plastic bottles were first used for soft drinks in 1970
21. Did you know the $ sign was introduced in 1788
22. Did you know the term 'disc jockey' was first used in 1937
23. Did you know the first train reached a top speed of only 8 kmh (5 mph)
24. Did you know New York was once called New Amsterdam
25. Did you know Hawaii officially became apart of the US in 1900
26. Did you know New York's Central Park was opened in 1876
27. Did you know the word old English word 'juke' meaning dancing lends its name to the juke box
28. Did you know the first rugby club was formed in 1843
29. Did you know the yo-yo was originally used as a weapon for hunting the in the Philippines
30. Did you know draughts (checkers) is older than chess
31. Did you know the first metered taxi was introduced in 1907
32. Did you know the Chinese used fingerprints as a method of identification as far back as AD 700
33. Did you know the revolving door was invented in 1888
34. Did you know Sir Isaac Newton was 23 when he discovered the law of gravity
35. Did you know the drinking straw was invented in 1886
36. Did you know paper money was first used in China
37. Did you know Scissors were most likely invented ancient Egypt
38. Did you know all of the cobble stones used to line the streets in New York were originally stones found in the hulls of Belgian ships ballast
39. Did you know Diet Coke was introduced in 1982
40. Did you know Shakespeare invented the words 'assassination' and 'bump'
41. Did you know there is no proof as to who built the Taj Mahal
42. Did you know that in the 17th century the value of pi was known to 35 decimal places (today to 1.2411 trillion)
43. Did you know it took Leonardo Da Vinci 10 years to paint Mona Lisa
44. Did you know the atomic symbol for iron is Fe (the original name for iron was Ferric)
45. Did you know the ancient Greeks first grew carrots as a form of medicine and not a food
46. Did you know originally in 1886 Coca Cola was introduced as an 'intellectual beverage' to boost brain power
47. Did you know the first place in the world to allow women to vote New Zealand
48. Did you know the first parachute jump from plane was in 1918 over France
49. Did you know the first US coast to coast aeroplane flight occurred in 1911 and took 49 days
50. Did you know before 1863 the postal service in the US was free
51. Did you know the first taxi service began in New York in 1907
52. Did you know Pez was invented in 1927
53. Did you know the first toothbrush was invented in 1498
54. Did you know before 1850 golf balls were made of leather and were stuffed with feathers
55. Did you know the Colgate toothpaste company started out making starch, soap, and candles
56. Did you know most dinosaurs lived to be more than 100 years old
57. Did you know the first city to mint its own gold coins was Florence, Italy in 1252
58. Did you know women were not allowed to vote in France until 1944
59. Did you know the world's first paved streets were laid in Rome in 170 B.C.
60. Did you know dinosaurs lived on Earth for over 165 million years before they became extinct
61. Did you know jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years
62. Did you know sharks have been on Earth for over 400 million years
63. Did you know the game of Tug-of-war was an Olympic sport from 1900-1920
64. Did you know Nintendo first produced playing cards
65. Did you know England's Stonehenge is over 5,000 years old
66. Did you know the first ground vacuum packed coffee was first introduced in 1900
67. Did you know Disneyland opened in 1955
68. Did you know the 1st full length animated film was released by Disney Studios in 1937 (it was Snow White and the seven dwarfs)
69. Did you know the hamburger was invented in 1900
70. Did you know Hawaii officially became apart of the US on June 14 1900
71. Did you know the dollar was established as the official currency of the US in 1785
72. Did you know in 1900 the average life span in the US was 47
73. Did you know flushable toilets were in use in ancient Rome
74. Did you know the first credit card was a Diner's Club card issued in 1950
75. Did you know the world's first roller coaster opened in 1884 at Coney Island New York
76. Did you know England's first great industry was wool
77. Did you know mapping is older than writing
78. Did you know the corkscrew was invented in 1890
79. Did you know the original name of Bank of America was Bank of Italy
80. Did you know the winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze over completely
81. Did you know the typewriter was invented in 1829
82. Did you know the dishwasher was invented in 1889
83. Did you know the wristwatch was invented in 1904
84. Did you know the oldest cockroach fossils are over 280 million years old

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