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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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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