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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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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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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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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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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