Mary Wollstonecraft

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Mary Wollstonecraft was briefly a governess to the daughters of Lord Kingsborough. elaborate share

Mansa Musa

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Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca is estimated to have been so lavish that it caused significant inflation in the gold market of Egypt and surrounding areas for years afterward. elaborate share

Nikola Tesla

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Nikola Tesla claimed to be able to induce sleep in others using only his mind. elaborate share

Dalai Lama

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The Dalai Lama is a vegetarian. elaborate share

Aristotle

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Aristotle believed that the brain was a cooling system for the heart, not the center of intelligence. elaborate share

Confucius

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Confucius never actually wrote anything himself; his teachings were recorded by his disciples after his death. elaborate share