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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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