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TIL Bridgestone patented fire-retardant tyres in 1996

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Zp7pD TIL that scholars believe the first act that set Genghis Khan on the path of becoming a conqueror & creating the Mongol Empire was rescuing his wife Börte from a rival tribe that had kidnapped her
mxpXM TIL that during the Great Leap Forward, when Chinese sparrows were deemed a pest and tried to be exterminated, some of the sparrows found refuge at the Polish Embassy in Beijing. The Embassy refused to scare away the birds and was surrounded by people playing on drums causing the sparrows to die.
9y4X TIL China has been producing fake chicken eggs since the 90s. The production cost is less than half of a real egg. They are made from a mixture of resin, starch, coagulant and pigments, while algae gives them proper viscosity. The shell is made from paraffin wax, gypsum powder, and calcium carbonate
OkDa TIL that OJ. Simpson’s Heisman trophy was melted down and made into small angel pins for people who donated money to battered women’s causes.
xVvB TIL that treasure worth $22 billion in gold, diamonds and jewels was found in secret vaults of an Indian temple.