Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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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 U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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