Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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