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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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    Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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