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Tanks were initially called "landships." However, in an attempt to disguise them as water storage tanks rather than as weapons, the British decided to code name them "tanks." - Provided byRandomHistory.com
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The most common cause of death for American women is heart disease, which causes just over 27% of all mortalities in females. Cancer ranks just below, causing 22% of female deaths. - Provided byRandomHistory.com
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Alcohol slows activity in the cortex, which causes a person to sink into a deep, slow-wave sleep rather than experiencing REM sleep. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
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In 2003, there were approximately 42 million abortions per year worldwide, or 115,000 daily. This was a drop from 46 million in 1995. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
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When a person diets or deprives himself of food, the neurons in the brain that induce hunger start eating themselves. This "cannibalism" sparks a hunger signal to prompt eating. - Provided byRandomHistory.com
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When an enormous earthquake hit Lisbon in 1755, the city's terrified citizens rushed to the shore for safety. They were amazed to see seawater rushing away from the shore. Minutes later, a tsunami arrived. Ninety thousand residents were killed. - Provided by RandomHistory.com
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Less than 1% of the world's population can be considered truly ambidextrous. - Provided byRandomHistory.com
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There are 24.4 million U.S. residents of English ancestry as of 2014. Some could very well be descendants of the Plymouth colonists who participated in the autumn feast that is widely believed to be one of the first Thanksgivings - especially the 655,000 living in Massachusetts.- Provided by U.S. Census Bureau
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Wealthy people would sacrifice animals at the temples in ancient Greece. Poor people who couldn't afford live animals offered pastry ones instead. - Provided by RandomHistory.com