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 flushing toilet was invented in 1596, not by Thomas Crapper as most people think, but by Sir John Harington.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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Kung Fu actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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