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    A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell, a British officer captured during World War I, was granted leave to visit his dying mother on one condition - that he return to captivity. He kept his word and returned, only to try escaping as soon as he returned.
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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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    The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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