India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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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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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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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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