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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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    Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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    During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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    The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
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    Rocket Mail
    Rocket Mail
    In 1959, the USPS attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile and successfully shipped 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida in 22 minutes.
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    A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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    In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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    In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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