There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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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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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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