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    Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the same day.
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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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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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    In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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