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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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    The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
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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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    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the same day.
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