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TIL: Bodhidharma, an Indian monk, has many legends attributed to him. One of which is that he inadvertently developed the foundations of Kung Fu upon seeing monks hunched over desks and noted it will negatively affect physical and mental health so he taught them exercise techniques based on yoga.

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