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TIL that the term “Just Joshing you” is in reference to Josh Tatum, a man who, in 1883 took newly minted nickels and plated them with fake gold to make them appear as a new $5.00 coin. He would then buy items that cost about a nickel, and receive $4.95 in change, gathering quite a fortune.

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