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    In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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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 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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    Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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    The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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