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Jacklyn H. Lucas. 3 years after joining the Marines at age 14, he snuck onto a ship bound for Iwo Jima, stormed the beach without a rifle and threw himself on top of 2 grenades to protect his team. He survived and earned the Medal of Honor at age 17.
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Edith Wharton was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize.
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Cyberphobia is the fear of computers.
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After the Shah of Iran's overthrow, he was reluctantly given medical treatment in Panama. Panama assigned him a "militantly Marxist sociology professor" as a chief bodyguard who "spent much time lecturing the Shah on how he deserved his fate" and was charged $21,000 a month for rent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi
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Canada has the most coastline of any country.
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Morpheus is the Greek god of dreams.
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World War II Spitfires only had about 20 seconds of 'gun time' before running out of ammo, making most movie depictions wildly inaccurate.
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The opossum is the only marsupial in Canada and the US.
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The movie Fight Club there is a Starbucks coffee cup in almost every scene, Fincher’s use of the cups is closely linked to the films anti consumerism.
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The modern bicycle was invented in Germany.
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The Shenandoah River is the largest tributary of the Potomac River.
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Ghost ships, ships found abandoned with no sign of the crew, still occur even with modern methods of rescue, safety and communication. The last recorded ship to be found with no sign of life was in January 2021
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Shale is a sedimentary rock.
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Ochophobia is the fear of riding in vehicles.
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William Howard Taft was the first President to throw out the first pitch on opening day.
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