Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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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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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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