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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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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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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In 1542, French aristocrat Marguerite De La Rocque survived being marooned for 2 years alone on a remote island off the coast of Quebec.
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