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    Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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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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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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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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