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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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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