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    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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    The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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    In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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    Leonardo da Vinci was dyslexic, and he often wrote backwards.
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    In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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