Sales tax tokens – during the Great Depression, people used small “coins” worth fractions of a cent to avoid paying too much extra sales tax on small purchases due to rounding Strangeness 9 years ago by Alex A
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The Romans had a festival where the roles of master and slave were reversed … News Strangeness 9 years ago by Brad Smithfield
Nazi treasures hidden with Catskills, can anyone solve the clues that were left behind? Featured News 9 years ago by Ian Harvey
The earliest historical record of pillow use is from about 7000 BCE in the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia Strangeness 9 years ago by Alex A
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The marathon runner Shizo Kanakuri, completed an Olympic marathon after 54 years Lifestyle News Strangeness 9 years ago by Tijana Radeska
Behind Mount Rushmore there is a titanium vault called “The Hall of Records” Strangeness 9 years ago by Neil Patrick
Fish Wheels: They were so effective and therefore banned in the United States because they threatened the salmon population News Featured 9 years ago by David Goran
In ancient Persia, engineers developed a type of wind and water cooled ice house that could keep its contents frozen even in the desert summer News Strangeness 9 years ago by Brad Smithfield