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sliverstorm on April 14, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race

There certainly are such high status men. But compared to the world population, and considering they reign over only very small parts of the world, are they even statistically significant?

scott_s on April 14, 2011 [–]

Yes, that is my point: were they ever statistically relevant?

nooneelse on April 14, 2011 | [–]

Isn't Genghis Khan thought to have left a rather significant mark on the genetics of a region?

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