Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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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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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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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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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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