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 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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