The first air express delivery was made 955 years ago. The Caliph Aziz of Cairo sent a rush order for cherries to the town of Baalbek. 600 pigeons made the delivery. The Caliph Abdurrahman III ruled the most powerful empire in the world for 49 years. He had an annual income of $336 million. He had 6,321 wives, the most beautiful women of his empire. He was wise and led a life of fabulous magnificence. Yet in his will, he wrote, "All during my long and glorious reign I have counted the days when I enjoyed complete happiness and found them to have numbered only 141". Believe It or Not!
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