Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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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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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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