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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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    The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
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    Fire Hydrant Patent
    Fire Hydrant Patent
    No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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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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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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