Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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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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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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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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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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