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TIL the Ottoman Empire was ruled under one dynasty throughout its entire existence from 1299 until 1922.

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XEGXQ TIL that orange juice was invented by a marketer. The California Grower’s Association had a problem: They were growing more oranges than people could eat. Copywriter Albert Lasker asked, “What else can you do with an orange?” So was created the "Drink An Orange” campaign that changed the world
M1Za TIL; Some Activists Accidentally Destroyed 15,000 year old cave paintings, mistaking them for “Graffiti”.
aXlZ TIL there are ~ 2 million children under slave labor in the chocolate industry.
epPZL TIL You shouldn't use hot top water to drink or cook with, as it it much more likely to contain greater amounts of lead
epkn4 TIL in 1858, as Congress was debating slavery in Kansas at 2:00AM, a large fight of 30+ Members erupted on the House floor. After the sitting house speaker banged his gavel and threatened to arrest noncompliant Members, the "melee dissolved into a chorus of laughs and jeers."