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TIL the family of Dracula was a direct descendant of Genghis Khan.

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7vLO TIL That in 2012, the mock anthem of Kazakhstan, from “Borat” was mistakenly played at the Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix, instead of the actual one.
aY4y TIL that Russians use dash cams instead of car insurance to protect themselves from many types of fraud
Wkwa9 TIL The Medical Student Syndrome is a condition experienced by med students who perceive they are suffering from the disease they are studying
0JlA TIL that when a man was still required to pay back child support payments even after the DNA test proved he wasn’t the father, the sympathetic judge set the payments at $1/month for 1000 years, with no interest.
QNxyd TIL when he was an Illinois state legislator, Abraham Lincoln was challenged to a duel by state auditor James Shields. Lincoln insisted on broadswords as the weapon rather than pistols prompting Shields to back out and call for a truce.