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I Love Lucy is one of the most impactful and influential shows in television history.

The s sitcom paved the way for both women and interracial couples on television and inspired Americans for generations.

But in order to break down barriers, its stars, Lucille Ball and her husband, Desi Arnaz, had to break some rules.

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One of the most fascinating and surprising details we recently learned comes from Us Weekly. According to the publication, the union between Lucy and Desi began with the couple lying about their ages to prevent the public from discovering that Lucy was actually six years older than her husband (she was 29 when they got married in ).

At the time, it was widely considered taboo for an older woman to marry a younger man. And so, on their marriage certificate, the couple both allegedly listed their birth year as (Lucy was actually born in while Desi's birth year was