During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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