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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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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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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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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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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