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TIL Mongols didn't end the Islamic Golden Age in Mesopotamia. It was already end in 11th century

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Jgjj Today I learned President Bush called for reform of Fannie Mae more than a dozen times, only to be shot down by democrats.
ZnNv TIL a Seattle man won a $500K lawsuit against his neighbor, whose dog he accused of “raucously, wildly bellowing, howling and explosively barking.” The defendant thought it was a joke and didn’t show up.
5YAxR TIL there are "combat dolphins" used by many naval forces in the world. They seek mines, look out for intruders, and locate/tag lost equipment. These dolphins can tell the difference between stainless steel, brass, or aluminum pipes that are buried over two feet in mud in the ocean floor.
vBe7 TIL: Freddie Mercury and Micheal Jackson were supposed to record three songs. Freddie was all good to go till Jackson decided to bring his pet Llama into the studio which pissed off everyone and those songs were never recorded.
Jm8V TIL Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi minister of Propaganda, who targeted people with birth defects, was born with a deformed right leg.