The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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