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    In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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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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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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    In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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    Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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