Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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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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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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