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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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    Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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    No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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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 exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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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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