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TIL, that some dogs can understand what we are saying

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v4vL TIL that in 1254 C.E. the Mongol Khan organized a formal religious debate between teams of Christians, Muslims, & Buddhists. The debate went on for multiple rounds on a variety of theological topics until the participants became so drunk that it concluded without any clear winner.
VBG7Q TIL that the BlueSky social media network has the same name as its current CEO, Lantian "Jay" Graber, whose first name means "blue sky" in Mandarin
arjb TIL Mao Zedong ordered the people of China to kill sparrows because they steal grain. Since sparrows also eat insects, their absence caused a locust epidemic that ravaged crops and killed millions of people.
p8Kr4 TIL that James A. Garfield was hired to teach penmanship to the students of Pownal, Vermont after the previous teacher left, that teacher's name? Chester A. Arthur.
epavE TIL that Richard Sorge was a Soviet spy in Japan during WWII. He had an open affair with the German ambassador’s wife, and told Stalin that Japan would NOT invade Russia, allowing the Soviets to move troops just in time to save Moscow in 1941.