In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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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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