No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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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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