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JokesMcDonnell Douglas fighter jet customer satisfaction survey

Thank you for purchasing a McDonnell Douglas military aircraft. In order to protect your new investment, please take a...

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QuotesNapoleon Bonaparte on being George Washington

Napoleon's memoirs show how deeply he admired George Washington and how baffled he was by his voluntary relinquishment of...

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Anecdotes"Baby Doc" Hypocrisy

Like many tyrants, Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier insisted that everything he did ? from...

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ImagesGround Zero Ocean

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QuotesJean Chretien on meeting Fidel Castro

"Someone on my staff was educated by the Jesuits, so I said to Fidel Castro, 'You were educated by the Jesuits, so you were...

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ImagesFunny Ad: Reporters Without Borders

"In Cuba journalists are free to write what they want about Fidel Castro."

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TriviaChinese worker sues for wrongful dismissal

In 2007, a Chinese woman sued her former employer after being fired for contradicting her boss three times (a...

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TriviaGoogle, Microsoft, and Yahoo cave to China censorship

In 2005, at the request of the tyranical Chinese government, Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo all built censorship...

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AnecdotesRobespierre

As an idealistic young man, Maximilien Robespierre was so opposed to the death penalty that he gave up a promising...

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AnecdotesLibrary of Alexandria

After conquering the city of Alexandria in 642, `Omar`s general `Amr Ibn Al-as, sent a messenger to ask `Omar how he...

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