Cleaning His Grandparents House Led to a Strange Discovery

Not What It Seems

The curator also inspected the map. He validated that the map was likely from the 1930s, but there wasn't much else of value in the box. "It’s fascinating, but I just don’t know what to make of it aside from the fact that it’s probably not José Gaspar’s hand," said the curator "And these probably aren’t Spanish coins." The box just became an even bigger mystery...

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The More You Know

  • It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
  • The idea that a man should spend two months salary on an engagement ring was popularized by De Beers' ad agency.
  • Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of the world's freshwater.
  • Alexander the Great encouraged his men to shave so enemies couldn't grab their beards during battles.
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