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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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    London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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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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