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TIL the word Scientist was coined as a portmanteau of Science and Artist in the 1830s.

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GYNQj TIL That Genghis Khan wiped out an entire empire after they wrongly executed one of his trade caravans. The governor of a small town executed the Mongol traders under suspicion they were spies, and took their goods. Genghis responded by invading with an army of 200,000.
X0Bxj TIL that the human body cant process carbs and fats at once, and it has a name.
jNYdN TIL that Dexter Fletcher, the man who does the voiceover for the UK McDonalds adverts, directed Rocketman (2019), Eddie the Eagle (2015) and finished directing Bohemian Rhapsody (2018); and starred in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrells (1998).
E1gL0 TIL William Shatner sold his kidney stone for US$25,000, which paid for the building of a house by Habitat for Humanity.
ZpeAY TIL: Dominant female cotton-top tamarin monkeys use pheromones to stop subordinate females from breeding. The pheremones suppress sexual behavior and delay puberty. In the event that more than one female in a group becomes pregnant, only one of the pregnancies will survive.