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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    Voltaire's Last Words
    Voltaire's Last Words
    When Voltaire was asked to renounce Satan on his deathbed, his last words were: "This is no time for making new enemies."
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    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.
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    The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell, a British officer captured during World War I, was granted leave to visit his dying mother on one condition - that he return to captivity. He kept his word and returned, only to try escaping as soon as he returned.
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