The Battle of Cannae is often studied for its tactical encirclement.

In 1908, a massive explosion flattened forests in Siberia in what is known as the Tunguska event.

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The Code of Hammurabi is one of the oldest known written legal codes.

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The Rosetta Stone helped scholars decode Egyptian hieroglyphs.

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Operation Paperclip brought German scientists to the United States after World War II.

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Ancient Rome had a complex system of aqueducts.

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Ancient Greece made contributions to mathematics and philosophy.

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In 1812, an earthquake along the Mississippi River temporarily reversed the river's flow.

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Giant beavers lived during the Ice Age.

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