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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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    Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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    In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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    Winston Churchill's Letter of Apology for Escaping from Prison
    Before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: "I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody."
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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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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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