In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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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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