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P1JoL TIL about Subutai also known as 'The Demon Dog of war' A Monggol general and the primary military strategist of Genghis Khan, regarded by many as the single greatest military commander in history, instrumental in the conquests of Genghis and Ögedei Khan.
OGGj1 TIL Royal Blue, a messenger pigeon of King George IV, later on would get a medal in World War II.
Lk9Dr TIL sound travels at about 1,080 feet per second in a fog bank. Steamboat captains, rounding off to 1,000 feet for safety, would listen for the echo from their steam whistle to tell how far from shore they were in a fog. An echo heard 1 second after whistle means the boat was 500 ft from shore.
nXaY TIL: Violet Jessop, who survived the sinking of the Titanic, also survived the sinking of Titanic’s sister ship the Britannic, as well as a collision on their third sister ship the Olympic.
mxepp TIL fake Halloween 'cobwebs' trap a lot of wild birds every year.