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 universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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