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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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!
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In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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