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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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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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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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