Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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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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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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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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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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