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 first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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