Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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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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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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