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TIL The Mongols single-handedly ended the Abbasid Dynasty by sacking Baghdad on disastrous scale

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xb15 TIL an extremely effective Lyme disease vaccine was discontinued because an anti-vaccination lobby group destroyed it’s marketability. 121 people out of the 1.4 million vaccinated claimed it gave them arthritis.
OoKga TIL Diogenes syndrome, also known as senile squalor syndrome, is a disorder characterized by extreme self-neglect. The name derives from Diogenes of Sinope, an ancient Greek philosopher, a Cynic and an ultimate minimalist, who allegedly lived in a large jar in Athens.
d8J48 TIL about the Alcubierre drive, a solution of Einstein's field equations in general relativity by which a spacecraft could theoretically achieve apparent faster-than-light travel without breaking any physical laws. It would have to be made of matter of negative energy density, which may not exist.
pP9Q TIL to crack down on alcohol related violence, organizers restricted the amount of alcohol campers could take to Australia’s biggest car race, the Bathurst 1000. To 24 cans. Per person. Per day.
rR0Xw TIL of "The Hole", a prison camp led by Scientology. One former prisoner reported that she had to stand in a rubbish bin for hours while executives screamed in her face and poured water over her.