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65Zw TIL Genghis Kahn once executed someone by pouring molten silver into their head
kJvw1 TIL that India is the largest producer of mangoes, it accounts for less than 1% of the international mango trade; India consumes most of its own production.
xVQ7D TIL that the first aircraft autopilot was developed in 1912 and demonstrated in 1914 - and in 1947 a transatlantic flight, including takeoff and landing, was made completely under autopilot control
4Z7b TIL a group of wombats are called a wisdom.
woMOY TIL Christopher walken’s attributes his distinctive speech cadence to growing up surrounded by non native English speakers whose pauses while searching for the right words influenced his way of speaking