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    After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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    In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.
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    In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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    Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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    Pirate Jean Lafitte Countered Governor's $500 Bounty for Him with a $5,000 Bounty for Governor
    When pirate Jean Lafitte saw the governor advertising a $500 reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the capture of the governor.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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