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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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    In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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    In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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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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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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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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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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