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- Did you know there is no proof as to who built the Taj Mahal
- Did you know that in the 17th century the value of pi was known to 35 decimal places (today to 1.2411 trillion)
- Did you know it took Leonardo Da Vinci 10 years to paint Mona Lisa
- Did you know the atomic symbol for iron is Fe (the original name for iron was Ferric)
- Did you know the ancient Greeks first grew carrots as a form of medicine and not a food
- Did you know originally in 1886 Coca Cola was introduced as an 'intellectual beverage' to boost brain power
- Did you know the first place in the world to allow women to vote New Zealand
- Did you know the first parachute jump from plane was in 1918 over France
- Did you know the first US coast to coast aeroplane flight occurred in 1911 and took 49 days
- Did you know before 1863 the postal service in the US was free
- Did you know the first taxi service began in New York in 1907
- Did you know Pez was invented in 1927
- Did you know the first toothbrush was invented in 1498
- Did you know before 1850 golf balls were made of leather and were stuffed with feathers
- Did you know the Colgate toothpaste company started out making starch, soap, and candles
- Did you know most dinosaurs lived to be more than 100 years old
- Did you know the first city to mint its own gold coins was Florence, Italy in 1252
- Did you know women were not allowed to vote in France until 1944
- Did you know the world's first paved streets were laid in Rome in 170 B.C.
- Did you know dinosaurs lived on Earth for over 165 million years before they became extinct