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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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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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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