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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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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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    Nobuo Fujita
    Nobuo Fujita
    The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family's 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
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    In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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    When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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