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TIL HAL Laboratory named that way because each letter put them one step ahead of IBM

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KOXpw TIL that Genghis Khan slaughtered the inhabitants of an entire city because they killed his son-in-law. Khans grieving daughter requested that all citizens be decapitated to ensure they were dead and that pyramids be built from their skulls
R0Vj TIL The oft-cited statistic that 50% of marriages fail only applies to marriages before age 20. For older ages, it’s significantly lower, at 34% before age 23 and 14% before age 26.
5Rv8 TIL that Voyager II was launched 66 years to the day after the first around-the-world telegram was sent
gMpK9 TIL Falling while waterskiing can cause a flood of water to enter the anus or vagina causing an injury called "water skier's douche"
4XnkJ TIL paparazzi once misidentified Debbie Harry (lead singer of Blondie) for film star Lindsay Lohan. When it happened in 2012, Lohan was 25 years old and Harry was 66.