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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.
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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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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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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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