Most medieval kings desperately wanted sons. Sons inherited thrones but before they could they also had an awkward habit of rebelling against their fathers. History is full of kings brought down by ambitious sons. But Genghis Khan looked at the problem differently. Rather than treating his daughters as political afterthoughts, he married them into strategically important neighbouring kingdoms, required his sons-in-law to make them their chief wives, and then sent the sons-in-law off to fight in

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Divers have recorded what they believe is the first underwater footage of a great white shark in the Mediterranean in waters between Sicily and Tunisia. The divers were at the site of a ship wreck removing discarded fishing which trap marine life, when they spotted the shark. Marine experts have described the sighting as highly unusual and scientifically valuable. #GreatWhite #Mediterranean #Sicily #Shark #C4News

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