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 Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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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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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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