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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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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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    Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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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 universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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