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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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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