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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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    There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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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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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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