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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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    Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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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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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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