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    Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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    Nobuo Fujita
    Nobuo Fujita
    The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family's 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
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    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    585 BC Solar Eclipse
    In 585 BC, a solar eclipse occurred in the middle of a battle between the Lydians and the Medes. They promptly ceased fighting and signed a peace treaty.
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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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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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    After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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