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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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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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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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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