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VMlKp TIL The United States has been in a state of national emergency ever since September 14, 2001
0wpB1 TIL that Neanderthals weren't the only contemporaries of homo sapiens: At one point there were as many as 4 different hominin species living alongside us
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x6jpD TIL: Renya Mutaguchi is one of Japan's most infamous generals. He acquired 20 days worth of food for the 4 month Battle of Imphal, leading to 55,000 of his 85,000 men to die of starvation before the battle. He suffered a 87% casualty rate and at the funerals, he handed pamphlets claiming he won.
BaeK TIL the name of the TIME magazine actually stands for “The International Magazine of Events”