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In Australia the first cremation was found, and cave paintings found in Spain and Indonesia have been dated back to be the oldest cave paintings in the world
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The first instrument, a flute, was found in Germany. This invention would lead to music was a major step in humans expressing themselves.
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Evidence of agriculture was found around the world, and would soon be one of the most important discoveries ever.
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The first evidence of the domestication of animals was found in Southwest Asia
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In various parts of the world, particularly China, alcohol has been found to be distilled and fermented.
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The earliest evidence of wheels was discovered in Central Europe, both for transport and potter's wheels.
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The first evidence of domesticated horses was found in Eastern Asia, mostly where modern day Kazakhstan lies.
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The first evidence of written words and language was found in Mesopotamia, now known as Iraq
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This discovery of papyrus in Egypt will soon lead to paper being used all over the world, allowing for books and texts being available to be made.
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In Lydia(modern day Lebanon), Egypt and Russia, the earliest evidence of glass, coins and chariots have been found in each of the three countries respectively.
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The earliest evidence of a lighthouse has been found in Egypt
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The first evidence of cast iron were found in Ancient China, found in a tomb.
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The first gears are found in Ancient China, used in an ancient crank which scientists believe was used to pull out water from a well
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Mandragora (containing atropin) was described by Theophrastus in the fourth century B.C. for treatment of wounds, gout, and sleeplessness, and as a love potion. It was quickly discovered to be an anaesthetic, as well as as a sleeping drug.
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Ancient wrapping paper and padding have been found in China, as well as evidence of pulp papermaking processes
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Seleucus of Seleucia discovers that tides are caused by the moon
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The first wheelbarrow was found in a tomb in China, dating back to the Han dynasty
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Ptolemy of Greece produced the geocentric model of the solar system where all other planets, and the sun, revolve around the Earth
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The first ever bank note was found in China, dating back to the Tang dynasty. They were used as receipt of deposit between merchants.
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The first windmill was found in Persia, allowing grain to be processed efficiently, allowing it to be one of the most eaten foodstuffs in the world
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The first evidence of the use of gunpowder was found in China in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
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The first ever historical depiction of ambulances was found in Palestine and Lebanon, used by the crusaders
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The first ever mariner's compass, using a magnetised needle, was found in China, dating back to the Song dynasty. It was depicted as a magnetised needle floating in a bowl of water.
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The first evidence of rockets, for military and recreational uses, date back to at least 13th century China.
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The first eyeglasses were found in Italy
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The first ever coil spring was invented in Europe
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The first ever printing press was invented in the Holy German Empire, in Mainz, using screw presses. It was first used in a lawsuit against Gutenberg
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The first made rifle was found in Europe, which shot a tiny iron pellet.
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The first ever newspaper was used in Korea
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The telescope was first used in the Netherlands, where it quickly spread. It consisted of a lens and a tube, which magnified all images viewed from it.
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William Harvey, an English scientist, discovered the way blood circulation takes nutrience and oxygen around the body.
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The first ever piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori in Italy
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Thomas Newcomen builds the first commercial steam engine to pump water out of mines, using a piston.
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William Cullen invents the world's first artificial refrigeration device.
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In France, Claude Chappe invents the modern semaphore telegraph.
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Edward Jenner develops the first successful vaccine, the smallpox vaccine, which went on to save countless lives
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Friedrich Sertürner discovers Morphine as the first active alkaloid extracted from the opium poppy plant in December 1804 by extracting the latex from the poppy pods/
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Charles Babbage, considered the "father of the computer", begins building the first programmable mechanical computer.
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American painter Samuel Morse invents Morse code.
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Scottish born inventor Alexander Graham Bell has a patent granted for the telephone. However, other inventors before Bell had worked on the development of the telephone and the invention had several pioneers.
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English inventor Joseph Swan and American Thomas Edison both patent a functional Incandescent light bulb. Some two dozen inventors had experimented with electric incandescent lighting over the first three-quarters of the 19th century but never came up with a practical design.
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German engineer Karl Benz invents the first petrol or gasoline powered auto-mobile. There had been, in the past, steam powered cars, however, Karl Benz's ran more efficiently and more powerfully than all others.
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The first instantaneous transmission of images, or television broadcast, is carried out by Georges Rignoux and A. Fournier in Paris
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Penicillin is first observed to exude antibiotic substances by Nobel laureate Alexander Fleming. He discovered the substance to be able to help with infections.
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The first commercially available cell phone, the DynaTAC 8000X, is created by Motorola, and American telecommunications company
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The World Wide Web is first introduced to the public by English engineer and computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee
