An olive tree can live up to 1500 years.

There is an organization called SCROOGE in Charlottesville, Virginia that stands for Society to Curtail Ridiculous, Outrageous, and Ostentatious Gift Exchanges. This was formed to keep gift giving affordable and simple.

The Taj Mahal was once scheduled to be torn down in the 1830s.

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