Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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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 Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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