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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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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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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It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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