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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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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 universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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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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    Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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    Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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    There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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