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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 Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the same day.
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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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