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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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    Contrary to popular belief, the first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century.
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    In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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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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    There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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    In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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