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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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    Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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    Tsar Bomba
    Tsar Bomba
    The largest nuclear bomb ever built, the Tsar Bomba, caused damage up to approximately 1,000km away.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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