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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Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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A female photographer in the 50s took tens of thousands of pictures and remained remained unknown until her death. She is now considered one of the most important street photographers ever.
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The U.S. motto, 'In God We Trust', was not adopted as the national slogan until 1956.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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Only eight men were killed in the battle of lexington!
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