Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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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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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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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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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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