In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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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 universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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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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