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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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Ancient Greeks believed that redheads turned into vampires after they died.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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