Soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento, most known as Pelé, was named after Thomas Edison.
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The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus attempted to cure a serious illness by lying in the sun covered in cow dung. He died the following day.
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Political prisoners in the former East Germany provided some of the labor that helped Ikea keep its prices so low.
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The world’s oldest existing lighthouse is considered to be Tower of Hercules, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that marks the entrance of Spain’s La Coruña harbor. The lighthouse, which was erected in the first century, is still operational.
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“Fellow Citizens: I am again called upon by the voice of my country to execute the functions of its Chief Magistrate. When the occasion proper for it shall arrive, I shall endeavor to express the high sense I entertain of this distinguished honor, and of the confidence, which has been reposed in me by the people of united America. Previous to the execution of any official act of the President the Constitution requires an oath of office. This oath I am now about to take, and in your presence: That if it shall be found during my administration of the Government I have in any instance violated willingly or knowingly the injunctions thereof, I may (besides incurring constitutional punishment) be subject to the upbraidings of all who are now witnesses of the present solemn ceremony.” – George Washington, 2nd Inaugural Address.
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Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon’s brother, was known as and is still called the “King of Rabbits” because he mispronounced the Dutch phrase “I am your king” and instead said “I am your rabbit” when he took over the Netherlands in 1806.
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