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    Japanese Holdout
    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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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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    Ancient Fart Battles
    Ancient Fart Battles
    There are scrolls from the Edo period of Japan that suggest fart battles took place. The drawings show men blasting farts at other men, women, and even a cat.
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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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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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