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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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship resulting from the diplomatic relationship between the United States and France.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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