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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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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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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