The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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In the 1830s, a Greek prime minister tried to spread the potato in Greece but people weren't interested so he put armed guards in front of shipments of potatoes so people would think they were important. People then started stealing these potatoes so much that the crop spread to all of Greece.
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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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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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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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