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TIL The Mongol Invasion ended partly since Korea in charge of shipbuilding ran out of wood

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xVwbb TIL Conservation efforts are saving the kākāpō on Codfish Island that are being threatened by the fungal infection Aspergillosis.
907G TIL there’s a bracelet with a white bead that carries water from Mt. Everest and on the opposite side, a black bead which contains mud from the Dead Sea (the highest and lowest points on Earth)
VOK8 TIL Japanese emperor Akihito is a world class expert on goby fish. He has published 38 peer-reviewed scientific studies on the topic.
pY1Yp TIL in Machiavelli's comedy "Belfagor arcidiavolo", a demon decides to investigate why humans arrive in hell constantly complaining about marriage life. He gets married, goes into debt, barely escapes his angry creditors, returns to hell defeated and vows to never visit the world of humans again.
ANOgl TIL the word “Atom” is derived from the Greek word “Atomos” meaning “uncuttable”. It was first proposed by philosopher Democritus about 400 B.C.