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    In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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    Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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    There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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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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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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