The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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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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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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