stackyFACTSWhen extreme wealth meets extreme boredom. The French aristocrat decided his pet turtle's shell was too basic, so he had it violently crusted in gold and precious gemstones. The turtle, unsurprisingly, immediately died from the sheer weight of the bling.
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What wildly superficial reason caused the tradition of women wearing white dresses on their wedding day?
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