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As of April 2010, Bill Gates had donated over $36,854,000,000 in his lifetime, which is more than half of his current net worth of $61 billion.
In 1964 the German government decided to back pay East African soliders (Askari) that had fought for them in WWI. Many had no proof of service so they had to perform the Manual of arms in German with a broom to prove themselves. Not one of them failed
The last words of Albert Einstein were forever lost because he spoke them in German, a language that the nurse attending to him did not speak..
Australia "Adult industry workers" can claim tax deductions on the cost of buying lubricant, tissues, and repairing vibrators.
Vikings sold narwhal tusks as unicorn horns for centuries during medieval times, cementing European belief in unicorns and leading to the characteristic portrayal of unicorns having long, spiraling horns.
Bruce Lee was so fast that the fight scenes in his movies had to be slowed down to see.
Kevin Spacey has kept his private life as secret as possible and says "The less you know about me, the easier it is to convince you that I am that character on screen."
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