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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Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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