Jericho is the oldest walled city in the world at 9,000 yrs old!
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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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The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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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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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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