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TIL that there was an Armenian genocide of 1.5 million people in 1915, and that “The United States and Israel, valuing diplomatic ties with Turkey” don’t “officially accept” it as fact.

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6NxZ TIL DirectX’s original name was ‘The Manhattan Project’ because it was Microsoft’s initiative to destroy Japanese dominance of the gaming industry.
5YQBp TIL Tyrannosaurus rex was originally thought to have walked fully upright like a kangaroo, and was posed this way in numerous books and movies until the 1970s. Jurassic Park helped present a revised depiction of its posture to the public.
W7kB TIL Carl Sagan recorded a message for those who would make it to Mars. “Whatever the reason you’re on Mars is, I’m glad you’re there. And I wish I was with you.”
N76K1 TIL that mixing alcohol with cocaine starts a chemical reaction in your liver, producing cocaethylene (a stronger longer lasting form of cocaine). After some time it is released back into your bloodstream. This is why some people can overdose after they already seem safely passed out.
OolD1 TIL a Japanese postman kept 24,000 pieces of mail in his home over nearly 2 decades because he couldn’t be bothered to deliver them.