The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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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 Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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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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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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