During one seven year period, Thomas Edison obtained approximately three hundred patents. In his whole life he obtained over one thousand patents.

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Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.

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Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors

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Thomas Edison designed a helicopter that would work with gunpowder. It ended up blowing up and also blew up his factory.

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At just four years old Mozart was able to learn a piece of music in half an hour

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