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TIL by share of population, the largest empire was the Achaemenid Empire, better known as the Persian Empire, which accounted for approximately 49.4 million of the world’s 112.4 million people in around 480 BC

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kJWJ1 TIL in 1900, an unknown boy was hired as coswain by the Dutch team for the Olympic rowing event. The team received a gold medal
k0be TIL murderers in medieval Ireland were given to the deceased’s family as slaves if they failed to pay a hefty fine to buy their freedom. The family could then legally kill the murderer themselves.
rRN8w TIL- In 2007, a man in London sued his doctor after being misdiagnosed with cancer. He was told he only had months to live. As a result, he spent away his entire life savings only to find out his doctors misdiagnosed him.
GY8jE TIL that on August 2, 1922, when Alexander Graham Bell died, every phone in North America was turned off to pay respects to him.
epnJ5 TIL dust mites are nearly everywhere; 84% of homes in the United States have dust mite allergens in at least one bed.