In 2007, a woman named Erika La Tour Eiffel married the Eiffel Tower.
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In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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There's a company in Switzerland called Algordanza that will turn your ashes into a diamond for your family.
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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In 1859, the largest known geomagnetic storm struck the Caribbean, causing an aurora and telegraphs could even operate without a power source.
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