The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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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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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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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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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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