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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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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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    Mozart
    Mozart
    Mozart composed a song titled "Leck mich im Arsch", which translates to "Lick me in the arse".
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    During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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