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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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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