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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Seattle is planning to build a new city park filled with hundreds of edible plants - such as fruit trees, vegetables plants, herbs, etc… Free to “anyone and everyone.” If successful, it will be the first “food forest” of the nation.
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A Swiss man replaced his car's broken heater with a fully functional wood burning stove.
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In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 15 minutes.
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