In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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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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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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