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... that the underground Fortress of Mimoyecques (pictured) was built by Nazi Germany to bombard London with 10 shells a minute using the V-3 supergun?
... that Howard P. Perry was the first African American recruit in the United States Marine Corps?
... that the Chester city walls form the most complete circuit of Roman and medieval defensive town walls in Britain?
... that China's first female director was adopted by the first Premier of the People's Republic of China?
... that the Medieval Merchant's House in Southampton was being used as a brothel when bomb damage during the Blitz revealed the building's important medieval architecture?
... that the Sumerian "river of paradise", the Hubur, derived partly from real geography before becoming a demonic fantasy?
... that Bill Foley's photograph "The Last Smile" shows Anwar Sadat only moments before his assassination?
... that the 1911 Sarez earthquake triggered a huge landslide, forming the tallest dam in the world?

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