In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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Clocks made before 1660 had only one hand - an hour hand.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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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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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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