In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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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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In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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