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TIL that the job with the highest death rate in the USA is the position of President at 18%.

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p5ep TIL that months after Genghis Khan sacked Zhongdu (Beijing) in 1215, the bones of the vanquished were thought to be white-capped mountains from a distance, and the approaching roads were nearly impassable from the grease of decomposing victims.
QJ7ra TIL that a 500 page book contains only 0.53 calories
X0njE TIL about James Harrison - a blood donor in Australia whose plasma contains antibodies for Rhesus disease. His donations over 60 years have saved over 2 million babies.
e0B6g TIL that the Cullinan - the biggest diamond ever found - was shipped by ordinary mail while a fake stone was shipped by sea heavily protected by security personnel
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