There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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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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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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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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