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    Winston Churchill's Letter of Apology for Escaping from Prison
    Before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: "I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody."
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    Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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    London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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    No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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