Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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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 ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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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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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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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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