Beloved children’s book author Roald Dahl was a spy.

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While following a leaky milk truck, Edward Hines came up with the idea of painting lines down the middle of the road so that cars would avoid hitting each other head on.

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From 1908 to 1940, Sears sold more than 70,000 homes in North America.

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Coca Cola saved one town in Florida from the Depression.

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Osama Bin Laden was killed during Operation Neptune Spear by US Navy Seal Robert J. O’Neill on May 2, 2011.

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The very first TV commercial in America was aired on July 1, 1941. It was 10 seconds and cost $9.

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A waffle iron inspired one of the first pairs of Nikes.

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