During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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