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 Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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