During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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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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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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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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The Taj Mahal took 20 years and 20 thousand men to finish!
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In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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