The oldest patented company logo is the red triangle of Bass beers!
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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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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
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Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers.
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!
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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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