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TIL Genghis Khan had 500 wives
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TIL that two billionaires each married the same woman. Aristotle Onassis and Stavros Niarchos were rival Greek shipping tycoons who married a total of seven times. Onassis first married Athina Livanos, then Jacqueline Kennedy (JFK's widow); Athina later became one of Niarchos's five wives.
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TIL in 2013 a heatwave of 86°F killed 760 people in Britain.
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TIL that the Fatebenefratelli Hospital in Rome pretending jews had a highly contagious disease called 'Syndrome K' to keep them safe from Anti-Semitic laws when the Nazis occupied Northern Italy.
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TIL of Bo-Taoshi, a sport played in Japan with 2 teams of 75 players each. The goal is to try and steal the flag of the opposing team. Absolute mayhem erupts shortly after the game starts with dozens of pumped-up players jumping on top of each other to reach the top of the flagpole.
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TIL Walmart loses about 3 billion dollars a year from theft