In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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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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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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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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