During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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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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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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