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 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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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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The oldest glowing lightbulb was first switched on in 1901 and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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