The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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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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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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