In 1907, Kellogg’s launched a campaign called "Wink Day" to promote Cornflakes. Women were encouraged to “wink at your grocer and see what you get” (and what they got was a free box of cereal!)
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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In November 2013, a woman in Florida named Linda Ducharme married a ferris wheel.
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