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    Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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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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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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