In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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