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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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    It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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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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    Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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