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TIL Ghengis Khan Decreed Religious Freedom And Members Of Suppressed Religions Helped Him Overthrow Their Own Governments

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R5MAj TIL W.E.B. Du Bois was an early supporter of eugeniics in the United States
KOZBw TIL: The Israeli government tried for decades to assassinate Yasir Arafat, including attempting to intercept and shoot down commercial airliners on which he was believed to be traveling.
v1prD TIL Joe Rogan and My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way are second cousins.
9YggQ TIL Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" is commonly requested at music gigs in Finland as a joke, similar to how Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" is in the US.
pYYB8 TIL earthworms are unable to drown like a human would, and they can even survive several days fully submerged in water. They breathe through their skin and can handle water as easily as air.