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    Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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    In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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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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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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