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Al-Altan (c. 1196 – 1246) was the youngest child and favourite daughter of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire, and Börte, his primary wife. Around 1211, she was betrothed to Barchuq Art Tegin, the ruler of the wealthy Uyghur people. After Genghis died in 1227 and Al-Altan's brother Ögedei Khan ascended the throne, it is likely that the Mongol government began to appropriate Uyghur assets for themselves. Al-Altan was present when Ögedei died after an extended drinking binge in 1241; she was rumoured to have poisoned Ögedei in revenge for the appropriation, and she remained under suspicion until the accession of her nephew Güyük Khan five years later. Shortly afterwards, Al-Altan was put on trial and executed by the general Eljigidei; all records of her were heavily censored. The injustice of her death became a major contention during the Toluid Revolution in 1251, during which Eljigidei was executed by Al-Altan's sympathisers in revenge. (Full article...)

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1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence received its first formal public reading, in Philadelphia.
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The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums with rapping at the Grammy Awards. The honor was first presented to the group Naughty by Nature for Poverty's Paradise at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards (1996). Lauryn Hill was the first female artist to win in this category, when she won in 1997 with the Fugees; the first solo female rapper to win was Cardi B in 2019 for Invasion of Privacy. Eminem (pictured) holds the record for the most wins, with six. Jay-Z holds the record for the most nominations, with eleven. In 2017, Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book became the first mixtape to win the award. GNX by Kendrick Lamar is the most recent recipient. (Full list...)

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The mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica. Native to the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh and northeastern India, it has been cultivated and spread widely through South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Americas. Mango trees are long-lived evergreens, with hundreds of named cultivars producing fruits that vary in size, colour, flavour and texture. Mangoes are eaten ripe or unripe in many cuisines, including chutneys, pickles, juices and desserts. This is a mango of the 'Nam Dok Mai' cultivar, which originated in Thailand.

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