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TIL : Iran was set to be a democracy, but the US and UK joined forces to return Iran to an absolute monarchy. All for a UK corporation’s best interests.

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1dJ7 TIL Genghis Khan would marry off a daughter to the king of an allied nation, then assign his new son-in-law to military duty in the Mongol wars, while the daughter took over the king’s rule. Most sons-in-law died in combat, allowing him to build a shield around the Mongol lands.
ADg97 TIL Issac Newton and Robert Hooke were bitter rivals, and Newton’s famous quote “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants” was most likely a passive-aggressive attack on Hooke, who stood significantly shorter than Newton.
D9AV TIL the main point of a water tower is to provide water pressure, rather than water.
xVm45 TIL there was a study which polled 1000 men and 1000 women to find the ideal placement of a nipple on a female breast. According to the results, men preferred "nipple placement which give the breasts with a more youthful look" where women preferred "placement which give a more realistic look"
YpPnP TIL after UPS lost someone's bank draft worth $846K, they only offered to refund the $32 shipping fee.