Because the Aztecs used cacao beans as literal currency, how did ancient scammers manage to successfully counterfeit money?

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Thomas Jefferson and John Adams took a break from negotiating international treaties in England in 1786 to visit the former home of William Shakespeare and actively vandalize his furniture.

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United States government officials intentionally poisoned industrial alcohol supplies during the 1920s Prohibition era, leading to the brutal deaths of an estimated ten thousand American citizens.

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Queen Victoria survived at least seven separate assassination attempts during her reign, most of which were carried out by teenagers armed with incredibly poorly maintained pocket pistols.

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Because the Aztecs used cacao beans as literal currency, how did ancient scammers manage to successfully counterfeit money?

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Thomas Jefferson and John Adams took a break from negotiating international treaties in England in 1786 to visit the former home of William Shakespeare and actively vandalize his furniture.

Aztec priests performed open-chest surgery with stone blades

United States government officials intentionally poisoned industrial alcohol supplies during the 1920s Prohibition era, leading to the brutal deaths of an estimated ten thousand American citizens.

Queen Victoria survived at least seven separate assassination attempts during her reign, most of which were carried out by teenagers armed with incredibly poorly maintained pocket pistols.

An Egyptian king stole Winston Churchill’s watch

The fake ghost letters that cost a widow £60,000

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