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    Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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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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    Mozart
    Mozart
    Mozart composed a song titled "Leck mich im Arsch", which translates to "Lick me in the arse".
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    The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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