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 original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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