India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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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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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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