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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 semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    Nobuo Fujita
    Nobuo Fujita
    The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family's 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
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    There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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