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 great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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