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TIL: Genghis Khan had the greatest positive impact on the environment of this planet, his murderous Mongol armies were responsible for the massacre of as many as 40 million people, which actually helped scrub about 700 million tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere.

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Wk808 TIL about "The Third Wave", an experiment to demonstrate to high schoolers how the citizens of Germany were susceptible to Nazi fascism. It grew to over 200 students and the teacher completely lost control over the student body.
awDvL TIL that according to Gordan Ramsey, the 5 dishes everyone needs to know how to cook are 1) A great burger, 2) A healthy breakfast, 3) A braising dish, 4) A chicken dish and 5) An amazing cake.
01Mp TIL that in 2001, Mark Rich received a presidential pardon after refusing to pay $48 million in taxes. He had made substantial donations to the president’s wife’s political campaign. President Carter called it the most disgraceful pardon in US history.
XEBYE TIL that the US Fish and Wildlife department is planning to dump 1.5 tons of poison rat pellets on an uninhabited island off the coast from San Francisco. This island is one of the largest breeding sanctuaries for sea birds. The poison can move through the food chain.
OGL66 TIL 10 Cloverfield Lane was adapted from a script called The Cellar that was unrelated to the movie Cloverfield.