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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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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