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    In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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    Nobuo Fujita
    Nobuo Fujita
    The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family's 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
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    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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    The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    The World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.
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    Ancient Fart Battles
    Ancient Fart Battles
    There are scrolls from the Edo period of Japan that suggest fart battles took place. The drawings show men blasting farts at other men, women, and even a cat.
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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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