India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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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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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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