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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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
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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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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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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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No one knows how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic.
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It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
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