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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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
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