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TIL The major world leaders of WWI were all cousins. Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, King George V of England, and Czar Nicholas II of Russia. Their grandmother was Queen Victoria.

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9lBm TIL there is a massive load of 52 gallon drums containing mustard gas and nerve agents at the bottom of the seas near Ireland and England
DagD TIL Every one of the 2,000 people who attended Gengis Khan’s funeral was reportedly massacred by 800 soldiers, who in turn were killed to ensure his grave was never found.
nWdwB TIL that the Large Blue Butterfly (Maculinea arion) is carnivorous in its caterpillar stage, feeding on the red ant (Myrmica sabuleti) larvae by mimicking the sound and scent of their queen ant to infiltrate their colonies. 40 years ago it became extinct in Britain but was reintroduced from Europe.
N7yEM TIL despite the huge size of whales, their pupils are only about 50% larger than those of humans. However, this still means they can hypothetically see stars about one magnitude fainter than we can, revealing 2.5 times more stars. Giant deep-sea squids have pupils some 10 times wider than whales.
VBoaD TIL that piercings can be rejected by the body