Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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The site where the Parthenon was built had to be cleared of hundreds of dinosaur bones (then called giants' bones) before construction could begin.
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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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