1044: This is the earliest date that a formula for gunpowder is recorded.
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Ice cream was invented in 2000 b.c.
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210 BC: The umbrella is invented.
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105 AD: Paper is invented by Imperial court official Cai Lun.
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The earliest alcohol makers in Chinese legend were Yi Di and Du Kang of the Xia Dynasty (about 2000 BC－1600 BC)
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According to Chinese legend, tea was first drunk by the Chinese Emperor Shen Nong around 2,737 BC.
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According to historical research, the world's first clock was invented by Yi Xing, a Buddhist monk and mathematician of the Tang Dynasty (618－907).
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According to court records of the later Han Dynasty, a seismograph or Earthquake Detector was created by the brilliant inventor Zhang Heng (78-140 AD) in 132 AD.
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The bristle toothbrush was invented in 1498 by Chinese who made toothbrushes with coarse horse hairs attached to bone or bamboo handles.
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Silk, one of the oldest fibers, originated in China as early as 6,000 years ago
