In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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