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 range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers founded in 1744, is the world's oldest golf club!
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The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during World War II as currency.
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight in 1807!
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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