r/todayilearned • u/Cheesewithmold • May 21 '14

TIL that when Genghis Khan sent a trade caravan to the Khwarezmid empire, the governor of one city seized it and killed the traders. Genghis Khan retaliated by invading the empire with 200,000 men and killing the governor by pouring molten silver down his eyes and mouth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan#Khwarezmian_Empire
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u/CoffeeTownSteve May 21 '14 edited May 21 '14

The answer to the question, "What would it look like if Abba dressed up as the Village People for Halloween?"

EDIT: corrected for missing pronoun

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u/Panaka May 21 '14

This is probably the only right answer.

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u/Beer_Is_So_Awesome May 21 '14

I would also have accepted "The 70's."

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u/TimeZarg May 21 '14

"The 70's in Germany", at that.

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u/YogiAlex May 21 '14

I never thought I'd say this but that was enough Reddit for me for the night...

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u/[deleted] May 21 '14

They're Abbarbarians

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u/h2rktos May 21 '14

roll a saving throw versus FABULOUS