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    The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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    Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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    Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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    Japanese Holdout
    After World War 2 ended in 1945, a Japanese officer named Hiroo Onoda didn't surrender and continued the war for 29 years because he didn't know that Japan had surrendered and the war was over.
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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