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TIL 5 Of The 10 Deadliest Wars in World History Began In China

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aMR9 TIL: Over the past decade, at least two newborns have died after contracting herpes following an ancient circumcision ritual called ‘metzitzah b’peh’ in which the rabbi draws blood from the penis with his mouth.
e01VE TIL of Plennie L. Wingo who walked backwards from Santa Monica, California to Istanbul, Turkey in 1931 and still holds the Guiness record for the greatest extent of reverse pedestrianism.
e0lxJ TIL that in 2013, after more than 20 years of soda being America’s number one beverage, water has taken over as Americans’ favorite drink.
Z81RY TIL Baghdad possessed the world's largest book collection in the 9th century. By the 10th century, the city had become the largest city in the world surpassing even Constantinople with an estimated population between 1.2 million and 2 million.
l0mV TIL that new Economics PhDs have a 0% unemployment rate