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    After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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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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    No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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    Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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