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TIL that Kublai Khan’s mother was Christian - which featured heavily in his open mindedness to other cultures and religions

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aweeZ TIL that despite the popular use of being 'low on the totem pole' being lower down in the pecking order, native americans would often accord the most prestige to the lowest position on the totem pole, seen as 'bearing the weight of all other figures', or at eye level to heighten significance
neeGY TIL that due to heavy snow in 1891, the 3 p.m. train service from Paddington to Plymouth left on 9 March and arrived on 13 March
QJrjM TIL that in Ireland you cant own a lake or river but by owning the land on both sides you can own the bed and the airspace above and completely control access to it
GanE TIL the tallest tree in the world, the largest tree in the world (by volume) and the oldest tree in the world (non-clonal) are all in California.
e0nED TIL that "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965) was rejected at first by CBS: they didn't like that amateur children were doing the voices, they didn't like the "anti-consumerism" theme of the plot -- and they didn't like the music.