The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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