Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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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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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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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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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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