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mxpkO TIL Despite Genghis Khan's reputation as a genocidal ruler, he was very tolerant of the religions of his subjects, consulting with various religious leaders. He also exempted Daoists, Buddhists, Christians and Muslims from tax duties.
JYLAj TIL the eunuchs who served Puyi (1906-1967), the last Emperor of China, had to keep their severed penises and testicles in jars of brine worn around their necks. This was done to prove that they were really eunuchs.
1akOW TIL the earliest identified joke is an ancient Sumerian proverb dated to 1900 BC and contains toilet humor: "Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband’s lap"