During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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