The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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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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J.K. Rowling lost her billionaire status because she donated so much of her money to charity.
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In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 15 minutes.
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Sweden is so good at recycling, it has run out of garbage and now must import garbage from Norway to fuel its energy programs.
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