Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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