Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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