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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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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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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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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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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