During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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