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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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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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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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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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 Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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