Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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