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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 life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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    No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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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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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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