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    If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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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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    The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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    Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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