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TIL The total weight of all ants combined is greater than the total weight of all humans combined

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KO7Bw TIL The massacre of Hungary in 1242 by Subutai (Mongol General) was so brutal that even in 1250, eight years after the Mongols had left, Hungarian King Bela wrote to Pope Innocent IV that Hungary could not withstand another invasion and would have to surrender to the Mongols if they returned.
kJ9nm TIL There's an International Non-Binary People's Day, and it's 14 July - precisely between International Women's and International Men's Days
e0ROg TIL Leonardo da Vinci doesn't have the last name "da Vinci." That means "from Vinci" as in Vinci, Florence Italy (where he's from).
LkjmP TIL In 1867, Russia sold the territory of Alaska to the U.S. for $7.2 million. A mere 50 years later, the Americans had earned that amount back 100 times over!
GY1Nj TIL that 35% of British adults sleep with a stuffed bear toy.