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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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    The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    In 585 BC, a solar eclipse occurred in the middle of a battle between the Lydians and the Medes. They promptly ceased fighting and signed a peace treaty.
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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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    Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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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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