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    In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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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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    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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    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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    At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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