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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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    Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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    Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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    Nobuo Fujita
    Nobuo Fujita
    The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family's 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
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    Shortest War
    Shortest War
    The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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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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