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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 original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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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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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell, a British officer captured during World War I, was granted leave to visit his dying mother on one condition - that he return to captivity. He kept his word and returned, only to try escaping as soon as he returned.
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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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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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