In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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