For a brief time, beginning with the reign of Genghis Khan (1155?-1227), the Mongols were the most powerful people on Earth. Five years ago, Mongolia erected an enormous statue in his honor:
Kahn and his horse stand 131 feet tall atop a 33-foot tall coliseum with 36 columns. Located 34 miles from Ulaanbaatar in an area known as Tsonjin Boldog, the statue commemorates the site where legend says Kahn found a golden whip.
Though Genghis Khan and his empire are dead, his genetic legacy lives on in the form of Serpentor, a leader of Cobra.
Link -via Kuriositas | Photo: Luigi Guarino
I had a not so good childhood and instead of turning to drugs of booze, I turned to books. Best decision ever.
I was reading at a college level in 5th grade, and to this day I can usually be found with my nose in a book. It's the one addiction I'm glad I have.. :D