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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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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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    The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    Tsar Bomba
    Tsar Bomba
    The largest nuclear bomb ever built, the Tsar Bomba, caused damage up to approximately 1,000km away.
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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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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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