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TIL that wearing glasses actually increases a political candidate's electoral success, despite many politicians avoiding them as they think it makes them look less attractive.

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EgGEx TIL The Mongols employed a gruesome tactic during the siege of Caffa in Genoa. They hurled the bodies of their comrades, who had perished from the bubonic plague, over the city walls, infecting their enemies and marking one of the earliest instances of biological warfare.
w4K6 TIL: Sigurd ‘The Mighty’ recieved a great case of karma. Sigurd challenged Máel Brigte 'The Tusk’, to a 40-man-a-side battle. Treacherously, Sigurd brought 80 men, and The Tusk was beheaded. Sigurd tied the head to his horse but The Tusks buckteeth scratched Sigurd’s leg and he died from infection.
WROX TIL The University of Montreal had to cancel a study comparing perceptions of women between men who watch porn and men who have never watched porn, because they “couldn’t find any” of the latter.
mxpoP TIL One of the founders of Starbucks returned a priceless collection of Chinese coins owned by his grandfather and donated it to the Shanghai Mint Museum in 2010. Its earliest piece is a coin mold dating back to 200 B.C., during the reign of Qin Shihuang
grA6W TIL Wild Horses ARE North American Natives