When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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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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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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