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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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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The dildo was invented at least 22,000 years before the wheel.
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