The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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