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    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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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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    During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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    Che Guevara suffered from asthma!
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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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    After World War 2 ended in 1945, a Japanese officer named Hiroo Onoda didn't surrender and continued the war for 29 years because he didn't know that Japan had surrendered and the war was over.
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    In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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