There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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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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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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