Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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In 2011, a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, and subsequently sold it for $63,250.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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