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TIL that the law of the Mongol Empire was never made public

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4a55 TIL there are Target stores in Australia with the exact same logo, name, and branding that have no affiliation with the actual Minneapolis-based retailer all because Target didn’t trademark their name in Australia.
9YbX7 TIL Baader Planetarium in Germany manufactures a filter film for safe viewing of the sun. This precision film was made in laboratories for nuclear and particle physic and its reflective property reduces intensity of sunlight by over 99.999%. The Sun appears in its real color - neutral white
awaJy TIL in 1992, a couple donated their egg and sperm to a local hospital. In 2020, that frozen embryo was finally implanted into a woman which which resulted in the successful birth of the world's first '27-year-old' baby.
dDwQZ TIL In 2013, the first artificially reproduced human tooth was created in China. Scientists were able to create the tooth using epithelial cells extracted from human urine.
NOe6 TIL there is a hotel in Japan that opened in 705 AD and has been operated by 52 generations of the same family to this day