India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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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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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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