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

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jeXj TIL One of Dalai Lama’s hobbies is to repair watches.
0wyZy TIL The Ranch at Death Valley is known for being the location of the highest temperature recorded on Earth at 56.7 °C (134.1 °F) on July 10, 1913
lK55 TIL there are more than 60,000 slaves currently living in the United States.
wZj8 TIL a 1988 UK government ban required news stations to overdub IRA speeches with an actor speaking in a neutral tone of voice.
rnKW TIL the inventor of the heart stent approached numerous companies for funding and was rejected. It was funded by the owner of Fuddrucker’s restaurant, whom he met by chance on a golf course.