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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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yAGe TIL Every bald Russian leader since 1825 has been succeded by a leader with a full head of hair.
78PZr TIL that the expression "bête noire" is an allusion to the french Beast of Gévaudan
4XpLN TIL top US government officials proposed committing acts of terror against US citizens in false flag attacks as a pretext to invade Cuba, before being denied by President Kennedy.
8eE8L TIL that as of late 2021, there are still several thousand people using AOL dial-up internet.
XNBQ TIL a pig named Lulu saved her owner’s life while the woman was having a heart attack. The pig heard the cries of pain, forced her way out of the yard, ran into the road and played ‘dead’ to stop the traffic. A driver stopped, the pig let him to the trailer, he heard women and called 911.