To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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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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Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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