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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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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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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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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