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TIL that Abu Sa’id, the last Khan of the Ilkhanate, was allegedly killed by his consort Baghdad Khatun through being wiped with a poisoned hankerchief after having sex

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E1ak7 TIL Each US state manages a federally-allocated fund to support victims of crime; if you are the victim of a crime, you can apply for reimbursement for medical services, mental health counseling, lost wages, and other costs incurred as a result of the crime.
dD5Vr TIL of William Henry Veno who emigrated from Scotland to America, then to England with a new name and a miracle cough mixture. Though he sold his successful business in his 50s due to fatal health concerns, he actually died almost a decade later from suicide. Also credited with inventing Germolene.
ZpEZ4 TIL that although American Samoa is a territory, those born there are US nationals, not citizens. They can hold a US passport and can freely enter or live anywhere in the United State, but cannot apply flr citizenship unless they are outside of American Samoa.
kJbEB TIL that in Medieval Germany it was believed that mandrake is produced by semen of hanged men, who ejaculated during their hanging
D5WJ TIL that a McDonald’s in Mount Annan, Sydney Austrailia has been playing classical music on purpose to force teenagers off of its premises at late night