Engineers Drained the Niagara Falls and Uncovered Its Dark History

Some Treasures Were Revealed

It took a while, but the waters did recede. At first, the waters revealed millions of coins from the past hundred years. Not only were these a cool time capsule, but it was a money haul as well! Folks flocked to the receded waters to collect all of the coins that they could carry. 

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The More You Know

  • Almost all chickens eaten today come from the winner of the 1948 'Chicken of Tomorrow' Contest whose genetics now dominate poultry farms worldwide.
  • T-shirts were originally made for unmarried men who didn't know how to sew buttons on collared shirts.
  • A Scarlet Macaw can live up to 80 years.
  • Tarantula bites are about as painful as bee stings.
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