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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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8a6EV TIL mother polar bears nurse their cubs for as long as 30 months. Some cubs stop nursing as young as 18 months of age, but remain with their mothers for survival until they are 30 months old. The average fat content of polar bear milk is 33%, similar to the milkfat content of other marine mammals.
16kVO TIL that “vampire” drones dock on power lines and recharge by “feeding” on the grid. They never need to land.
e5KJ TIL in World War II, during the invasion of the Netherlands, Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard evacuated to Canada. When Princess Juliana’s child was born, the Governor General of Canada declared the Princess’ quarters extraterritorial so that the newborn was eligible for the line of succession.
VBLep TIL That Postboxes in the UK have the sigel of the monarch that was on the throne during it's time of creation/repair. Some go back to Queen Victoria! My road's postbox was from Edward VII's reign (1901 - 1910).
4XYoJ TIL that in 2016, TNT rejected a TV Pilot called ‘Civil’ about a disputed election that slides into civil unrest and eventually war, because they thought it was too close to home for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.