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 first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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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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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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