I did not write half of what I saw, for I knew I would not be believed.
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Born around 1254 in Venice
Born around 1254 in Venice, Marco Polo traveled to China with his father and uncle, served Kublai Khan for 17 years, then dictated The Travels, the book that first gave Europe a picture of the Far East.
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