The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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