Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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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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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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