Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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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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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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