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    In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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    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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    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
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    Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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    There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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