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    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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    In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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    Pirate Jean Lafitte Countered Governor's $500 Bounty for Him with a $5,000 Bounty for Governor
    When pirate Jean Lafitte saw the governor advertising a $500 reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the capture of the governor.
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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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    No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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    In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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    Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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    Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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