During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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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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