English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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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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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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