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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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    There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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    The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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