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4RJa TIL that Genghis Khan set up an institution to ensure complete religious freedom in the Mongol empire.
5VYGP TIL the baby boomers in the 1940s were the first to be dressed in the sex-specific clothing that Americans are familiar with today. Boys and girls were dressed like miniature men and women instead of uniformly in children’s dresses. Pink became the girls’ color, blue the boys’.
EKr0 TIL: The Federal Gov. owns about 50% of the land in the west, and less than 5% of the rest of the US
VOEB TIL when skydiver Joan Murray’s parachute failed, she approached the ground at 80 miles (128km) per hour, landing on a mound of fire ants. The shock from being stung over 200 times by the ants released a surge of adrenaline which kept her heart beating, and allowed her to survive.
ex4g TIL a type of fruit fly has evolved with near perfect images of ants on its wings to deter predators and attract mates