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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The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
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