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TIL the tallest man-made waterfall in the world was built at the request of Roman consul Manius Curius Dentatus in 271 BC, and is still flowing today.

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j6wKE TIL The Mongolian army that attacked Baghdad in 1258 (200-800k dead) included Chinese artillery specialists, Persian/Turkic auxiliaries, Franks from Antioch, Armenian/Georgian allies, and Christian Han Chinese generals. They also defeated the Assassins and killed their Grandmaster on the way there.
oRrW7 TIL the State of Kansas has 105 counties. One is named after a woman. Barton County, Kansas is named for U.S. Red Cross legend Clara Barton.
GAGp1 TIL that the fear of long words is names hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
90Qp TIL that Martin Luther King Jr. was killed just as he was organizing a poor people’s campaign demanding universal basic income and criticizing the government for spending more on war and stifling social programs.
e0pjE TIL that banks use explosive devices hidden in money that can be remotely triggered to stop bank robbers