The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
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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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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in World War 2.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
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