Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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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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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
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Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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