In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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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 Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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