The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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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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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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