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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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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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 first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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