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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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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