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    Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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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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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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