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TIL that if George Washington had been America’s king instead of its first president, an 82-year-old retired regional manager from San Antonio, Texas would likely be King of America today

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0dX4y TIL that Alexander the Great founded as many as 13 cities during his rule, ten of which had “Alexandria” in their name.
Pb4E TIL there was a game named Custer’s Revenge, with the goal being to avoid Native American arrows while trying to rape a native woman tied to a pole.
p8aLQ TIL Belgium committed Genocide in Congo in a 52-year colonial rule, killing 10-15 million Congolese
E14Yd TIL that Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World was sent an email from a high school girl who talked about how she didn’t quite fit in with others, wasn’t part of any social groups, and felt like she was stuck in “the middle”....so he wrote a song about her.
DQOAj TIL that in 2013 scientists were able to genetically modify rabbits to glow in the dark using jellyfish DNA