Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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