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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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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