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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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    Nobuo Fujita
    Nobuo Fujita
    The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family's 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    Mozart
    Mozart
    Mozart composed a song titled "Leck mich im Arsch", which translates to "Lick me in the arse".
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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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