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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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    In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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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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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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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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    It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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