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		ReptileMan on Oct 21, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The most successful people are just the luckiest, ... Genghis Khan was exiled and had nothing by age nine. At the time of his death he left the biggest land empire the world has ever seen to his children. You need very little of 1 to make a difference

ativzzz on Oct 21, 2019 [–]

His campaigns also contributed to something like 60+ million deaths[1]. Maybe the Hitler of his time?

In his case, perhaps everyone who got in his way simply didn't have any luck.

[1] https://www.scifacts.net/human/genghis-khan-death-toll/

ReptileMan on Oct 21, 2019 | [–]

That is also an impressive achievement considering the technology and logistics he had available from a certain perspective

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