In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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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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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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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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