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    There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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