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TIL that Ghengis Khan’s conquests killed so many people, it increased the oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere.

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loG47 TIL that a significant contribution to the 2003 NE blackout was the tendency of high-voltage lines to sag under high current. As one power line sagged, touched an unmaintained tree and faulted, the load on remaining lines increased, causing a cascade of sagging onto trees and faulting.
69lQX TIL the parents of a 12-year-old girl who earned an associate degree in studio arts with a 4.0 GPA decided to send her to high school. They feel they may have pushed her "too hard" by having her skip so many grades & they want her to have time to discover who she is beyond her academic achievements.
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rRZQw TIL The reason common dice have pips instead of numbers is because their invention predates that of written numbers.
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