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TIL Genghis Khan killed about 10% of the world population.
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TIL in 2010, governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote a veto letter to the California State Assembly that spelled out "Fuck you" if you read the first letter of every line.
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TIL that since it became an independent country in 1825, Bolivia has had more than 190 revolutions and coups
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TIL of the algae octopus which is sometimes described as “the only land octopus” because it will routinely crawl over exposed tidal beds to hunt in the scattered tidal pools
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TIL that horizontal collaboration—French women sleeping with German occupiers—was a major contributor to young men joining the French Resistance
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TIL in 1372 when architect Yi Kaizhan was commisioned to build the Jiayuguan fort, a pass along the Great Wall, he ordered the exact number of bricks required. He added one more when his judgement was questioned. The extra brick was never used.