Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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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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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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