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TIL In the 13th century, the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan was said to have killed so many people that the carbon dioxide levels decreased on Earth.

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ne5No TIL that molotov cocktails are named after Soviet diplomat Vyacheslav Molotov. In the Winter War, Molotov claimed that the Soviets did not bomb the Finns, but instead were sending food supplies to starving civilians. In response Finnish soldiers dubbed petrol filled bottles Molotov's Cocktails.
DQ4Nr TIL a chain of volcanoes last erupted within France 6000 years ago. Until 1750 they were thought to be piles of Roman mining waste or furnaces.
VBnDD TIL that smaller craters on Mars are named after towns with a population of less than 10,000.
GrBQ TIL Halo 2 PC was delayed because a Bungie dev hid a picture of his butt in the game.
Br7De TIL that in 1777 Thomas Jefferson drafted the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom. When it was enacted, religious freedom was guaranteed to all persons, including Muslims, Jews, and Hindus. In addition it also was one of three things listed on Jefferson's grave.