No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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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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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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