Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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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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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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Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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