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TIL that 1/6th of the worlds population died in the An Lushan Rebellion between 755 to 763

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woeYW TIL of the Toronto Hospital Baby Deaths. A 625 percent increase in infant morality led to the discovery of digoxin present at levels 13 times higher than normal in the babies. To date, the exact culprit is unknown
E94p TIL an old neon light was left glowing for almost 80 years. The fixture had been walled off and forgotten in a basement nook, where it proceeded to rack up over $17,000 in electrical bills.
Me7PW TIL The Richest person in Spain is Amancio Ortega (Fashion chain), Liliane Bettencourt in France (Cosmetics), Maria Franca in Italy (Confectionery), Dietrich Mateschitz in Austria (Energy drinks), Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen in Denmark (Lego toys) and Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken in Holland (Beer).
87JX TIL the Men’s Warehouse guy (“I guarantee it”) was fired because he had “difficulty accepting the fact” that, although he founded the company, he was no longer in control as a CEO, and just simply a pitchman.
66p8 TIL that the personal bodyguards of the Byzantine Emperor were primarily Scandinavians and Anglo-Saxons. They comprised the “Varangian Guard” which was also an Elite Unit of the Byzantine Army. The loyalty and honor of these “axe-bearing barbarians” became a trope of Byzantine writers.