Cleopatra spoke nine languages and was the first ruler of her dynasty to learn Egyptian.

Operation Northwoods was a proposed U.S. plan in the 1960s that was never carried out.

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The Tulip Mania of the 1600s caused tulip bulbs to reach extreme prices in the Netherlands.

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The Manhattan Project involved thousands of scientists working in secrecy.

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In 1814, a beer flood in London released thousands of gallons into nearby streets.

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Giant beavers lived during the Ice Age.

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In 1920, a town in Minnesota briefly elected a bear as mayor in a publicity stunt.

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The Year Without a Summer in 1816 followed a massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia.

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The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 was heard thousands of miles away.

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