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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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    There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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    Winston Churchill's Letter of Apology for Escaping from Prison
    Before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: "I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody."
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    In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
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    The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
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    The Nestles haven't run Nestle since 1875.
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    Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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