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    Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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    The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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    Japanese Holdout
    After World War 2 ended in 1945, a Japanese officer named Hiroo Onoda didn't surrender and continued the war for 29 years because he didn't know that Japan had surrendered and the war was over.
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    During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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