Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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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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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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