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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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their hands and faces after dinner.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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Henry Ford was Charles Lindbergh's first passenger in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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Modern humans first appeared about 200,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't begin until about 6,000 years ago. That means about 97% of human history is lost.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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