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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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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