Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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