Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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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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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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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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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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