There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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