Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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