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    Pirate Jean Lafitte Countered Governor's $500 Bounty for Him with a $5,000 Bounty for Governor
    When pirate Jean Lafitte saw the governor advertising a $500 reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the capture of the governor.
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    The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
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    Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
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    Moustache Tea Cups
    Moustache Tea Cups
    In the Victorian era, they had special tea cups that protected your moustache from getting dunked in your tea.
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    Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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    A B-25 bomber airplane crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
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