"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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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 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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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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