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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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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The exact cause of death and burial site of Genghis Khan is unknown, because all of the 2000 funeral guests and 800 soldiers were killed in order to preserve the secret.
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The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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