The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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