During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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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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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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