The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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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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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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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 range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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