Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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