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Article: Horse power: for thousands of years, people have bred horses to meet their needs. In the process, they've also altered human history.(LIFE: GENETICS)
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- Science World
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- May 12, 2008
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It was 1775, and the British were about to invade the Boston area. Settlers decided to hang lanterns from a church tower to warn one another of the troops' method of approach: "One if by land, two if by sea." On the night of April 18, Paul Revere looked up to see two lanterns hanging in the distance. The moment had come for his now-famous midnight ride to warn the townsfolk of the impending British invasion. He saddled up and climbed atop his ... cow?
All right, so Revere hopped onto a horse--not a cow. But just imagine how this and other historic events might have turned out if it weren't for the help of horses.
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