In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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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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