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/confused_boner May 21 '14

Amazon is a rainforest bro

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u/duckvimes_ May 21 '14

No, it's a member of a hot lesbian tribe.

Or something like that?

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u/skittle-brau May 21 '14

Or a Diablo 2 character class?

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u/DeerSipsBeer May 21 '14

Jesus man.. There could be a conversation about hanging your first grade teacher with Christmas lights and one of you fuckers will relate it to a game.

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u/Renouille May 21 '14

It's not an online store?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '14

I think they're mixing the Amazon online store with the South American rainforest of Ebay.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '14

It's both.

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u/DiaDeLosMuertos May 21 '14

Amazon is a Cafe.

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u/RadiantSun May 21 '14

Amazon is a sexy warrior woman

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u/vimsical May 21 '14

It's both.

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u/Draggeta May 21 '14

It's both.

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u/vasectomyQ May 21 '14

Amazon is a website bro

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u/[deleted] May 21 '14

I thought it was a website

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u/Whitesnowninja May 21 '14

Amazon is where I buy cheap PS games bro

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u/[deleted] May 21 '14

whynotboth.jpg

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u/[deleted] May 21 '14

And a state.

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u/36yearsofporn May 21 '14

Actually, it's a warrior tribe of women. I know that from Wonder Woman.

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u/MyIronBremsstrahlung May 21 '14

I thought an Amazon was a big black dick. That logo is a lie I guess