The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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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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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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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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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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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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