Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
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In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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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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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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