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 Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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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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