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TIL in 2022 a bar-tailed godwit flew 8,430 miles (13,560 km) non-stop from Alaska to Tasmania in 11 days and 1 hour, setting a new world record for a bird non-stop fly time.

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OGJJ4 TIL Genghis Khan, sent his small armies against larger ones & used the rest of his forces to terrorize the unprotected civilian population centers.He forced captives to kill their own&hid behind them while advancing,confusing enemies.A master of mobility&depth thus avoiding costly set piece battles.
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AAn TIL that a trishaw puller in China, Bai Fang Li financed the education of over 300 poor kids, over the years the distance he peddled to sponsor the kids was close to 18 times around the equator. When he died thousands came to say goodbye.