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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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    The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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    Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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    Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.
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    Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
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    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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