During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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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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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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