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    In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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    A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    Japanese Holdout
    Japanese Holdout
    After World War 2 ended in 1945, a Japanese officer named Hiroo Onoda didn't surrender and continued the war for 29 years because he didn't know that Japan had surrendered and the war was over.
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    Originally, Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey.
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    The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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