When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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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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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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