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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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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964.
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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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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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    The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell, a British officer captured during World War I, was granted leave to visit his dying mother on one condition - that he return to captivity. He kept his word and returned, only to try escaping as soon as he returned.
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