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TIL the exact cause of death and burial site of Ganghis Khan is unknown because ALL of the 2000 funeral guests were killed in order to preserve this secret.

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rMWw TIL North Korea had a propaganda YouTube video taken down for using copyrighted Call of Duty footage.
woxlW TIL more Nevada residents were born in California than in Nevada itself.
GRZQ TIL It’s been 16 years since the U.S Department of Defense has been able to perform a financial audit. In 2001 $2.3 Trillion were unaccounted for.
JlbQ TIL that the official inventor of the fire hydrant is unknown because its patent was lost in a fire.
xVkP7 TIL that at least one person has been killed by a lava lamp. In 2004, Philip Quinn decided to heat his lava lamp on the kitchen stove. The lamp exploded, shooting a shard of glass into his heart and ending his life.