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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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    The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    In 2007, the 5000-year-old skeletal remains of two lovers embracing each other were found at Mantua.
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    The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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