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TIL about Goblin Tools: ensures formal emails, gauges emotions in texts, estimates task time, provides recipes and more.

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1arGD TIL about "Ivan the Cabbage," who formed an army of peasants in 1277, conquered Bulgaria in 1278, ruled as emperor in 1279, was deposed by the nobles in 1280, and fled to the Mongols who promptly executed him.
YpVQG TIL the first mention of the “white whale” in Moby Dick is nearly 200 pages into the book.
JYn1l TIL the lead singer of "Gonna Make You Sweat" by C&C Music Factory was not credited because the producers thought her weight made her unmarketable. The singer, Martha Wash, sued and helped enact federal legislation to require listing of all vocal artists on albums.
4XPnR TIL that the founder of the Mughal Empire, Babur, founded his massive empire after giving up on his original dreams: the reconquest of his tiny Ferghana homeland from Uzbek invaders. Saddened by a third defeat, Babur went to India to flee the Uzbeks, founding his empire in the process.
0wRRR TIL a service dog bit 911 into a cellphone after her owner collapsed from a seizure. She became the first canine recipient of the VITA Wireless Samaritan Award, given to someone who used a cell phone to save a life.