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 ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
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During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
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