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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The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
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