Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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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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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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