Lobsters were once considered peasant food — used as fertilizer and fed to prisoners in colonial America.

In 1809, two countries declared war and then forgot to sign a peace treaty for years.

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The Pentagon Papers revealed previously undisclosed details about U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

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The Code of Hammurabi established early written laws.

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

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Ancient Egyptians developed hieroglyphic writing.

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Early humans hunted megafauna during the Ice Age.

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Ancient Greece made contributions to mathematics and philosophy.

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In 1876, a town in Kentucky reported strange lights in the sky later attributed to natural causes.

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