During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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