When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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