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    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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    Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
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    The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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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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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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