Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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