During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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