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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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    There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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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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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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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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    Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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