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This is how one man tried to end slavery all by himself
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This combat medic saved lives in the field despite his immobilized legs
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This is the legacy of Sputnik 1, the world’s first satellite launched into orbit
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This is how Hitler’s secret weapon showed us our world
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These WW2 Polish pilots were either certifiably insane, downright courageous — or a bit of both
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This is how one man tried to end slavery all by himself
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‘The man who saved the world’ dies at 77
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You can see the most notorious German artillery piece be fired
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