We've all heard the expression, it's raining cats and dogs. But imagine the surprise experienced by the people living in Essen, Germany, when in 1896, a large hailstorm fell with a carp inside. The Roman Emperor Vitellius bought one minute of time for $250 million from Flamon, the chief priest of the province of Gaul. It was the chief priest's duty to determine the beginning and end of spring. For this quarter of a billion dollars, the Flamon agreed to extend the spring of the year 68 by one minute. Thus, Vitellius could boast that he had purchased the most unpurchasable of all commodities, time. Believe It or Not!
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