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    Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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    Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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    The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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    There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    Chinese General With Only 100 Men Made An Army of 150,000 Retreat
    According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu general Zhuge Liang had to defend a town with a mere 100 troops against an army of 150,000. He hid his men, flung open the gates, and sat on the walls playing a lute. The opposing general of Wei, Sima Yi, certain it was a trap, ordered a retreat.
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    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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    The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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