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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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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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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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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