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In 1848, railroad construction foreman Phineas Gage survived a blasting accident which sent a large metal rod through his _
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In WW I, British private Henry Tandey spared the life of a wounded German corporal. Tandey later regretted his act of humanity. Who was the former Austrian he let live?
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To celebrate the election of Thomas Jefferson, the people of Cheshire, MA sent the president a 1,200 lb. wheel of _
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At a NJ train station, actor Edwin Booth (brother of John Wilkes) saved the life of this President's eldest son.
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Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda fought in WW II. What did he do nearly 30 years after the war ended?
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At the funeral of President Andrew Jackson, his parrot Poll had to be removed from the service because it wouldn't stop what?
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