Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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Canada's new flag, with its maple leaf design, was unfurled in 1965 in Ottawa!
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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