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 Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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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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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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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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