In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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