In 1726, Surrey, England, a woman named Mary Toft managed to trick doctors into believing that she had given birth to rabbits. Mary did this by shoving the rabbits up her vagina before pushing them out and 'birthing' them.

The lion costume in the film Wizard of Oz was made from real lions.

The age limit for marriage in France was, until recently, 15 for girls, but 18 for boys. The age for girls was raised to 18 in 2006.

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