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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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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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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