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TIL: 1 in 200 men is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan

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8e9Pa TIL the Tulip Mania led to the laws that enabled futures contracts to be convertible into option contracts, a common investment vehicle today
OyYa TIL the mouth of the male Flabby Whalefish fuses shut upon reaching adulthood. Losing its stomach and oesophagus, it uses energy from previous meals to grow a giant liver which sustains it for life.
yVx8 TIL That the all of the water in Great Basin, which covers a large portion of the western US, never flows out.
MeoKB TIL about a Chinese businessman who hired a hitman,who hired a hitman,who hired a hitman,who hired a hitman,who hired a hitman. All six men were convicted of murder.
Br4Vr TIL The meaning of “scapegoat” derives from the Old Testament, first appearing in Leviticus, in which a goat is designated to be cast into the desert to carry away the sins of the community.