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    Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
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    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk
    Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was left stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, partly by using feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night.
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    The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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    The great wall of China is 1,400 miles long!
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    London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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    Shortest War
    Shortest War
    The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
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