A colorful touch to the court of King Abbad al-Mu'tadid, of Seville were the flower pots. They were made from the skulls of enemies killed by the king in battle, Hanawa Hokiichi of Japan became blind at the age of seven and devoted the rest of his life to teaching. His memory was so vast he was able to store the contents of some 400,000 manuscripts which he compiled into the Gunsho Ruijū, a work of almost 3,000 volumes and still considered a priceless reference work by students in Japan. A library created by a blind man. Believe It or Not!
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