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 first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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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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