Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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