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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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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    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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    The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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    The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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    The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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