Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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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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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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