Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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The first ever patent in the UK was Aaron Rathbone & Roger Burges, Map makers in 1618!
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
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