No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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