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TIL Genghis Khan was responsible for destroying the order of Assassins.

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MeAjb TIL the creator of HBO's Chernobyl (currently the highest rated TV show of all time on IMDB) also wrote Hangover II & III, Scary Movie 3 & 4, and Superhero Movie.
N7bmb Today I learned about the great Joe Rollino. A Coney Island strongman who advocated for healthy living ahead of his time. Bent a quarter on his 103rd birthday - using his teeth. He died at age 104 when he was hit by a minivan during one of his daily walks in Brooklyn.
M7PmB TIL: At age 17 Neil Armstrong was accepted into MIT but choose Purdue University instead because he liked the Purdue Boilermakers' Quarterback, and because his uncle advised him that he didn't have to go all the way to Cambridge to receive a good education
kMbg TIL in Southwest’s 50-year history, the only person ever killed in an aircraft accident was a person riding inside a car when an airplane overran the runway.
epwkD TIL that astronauts in the ISS don’t shower for six months (or however long they’re up i space). Instead, they use damp towels and waterless shampoo to clean themselves.