In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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