In 1859, the largest known geomagnetic storm struck the Caribbean, causing an aurora and telegraphs could even operate without a power source.
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There are so many kinds of apples that if you ate a new one everyday, it would take over 20 years to try them all.
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In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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