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TIL Mongol-Chinese actor Batdorj-in Baasanjab, who played Genghis Khan in a 2004 miniseries, is actually a direct descendant of Genghis Khan's son Chagatai

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jNbKp TIL: Jaywalking was made a crime, primarily due to car makers wanting to shift blame of accidents to pedestrians, instead of drivers. This was done to help prevent the image of the car as being a dangerous luxury, which would have hurt sales.
gVj9 TIL The Sun is actually white. Viewed from space or a high altitude, it appears as its true color white. Whereas viewed from a low altitude, atmospheric rendering makes it appear to be what we believe as yellow.
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yVJN8 TIL that Stonehenge was restored and the stones were re-erected multiple times