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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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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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    Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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    Tsar Bomba
    Tsar Bomba
    The largest nuclear bomb ever built, the Tsar Bomba, caused damage up to approximately 1,000km away.
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    In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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