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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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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