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TIL that a lower IQ as a child correlates to higher chances of obesity as an adult

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788ap TIL Pinecones are a type of fruit
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9YamM TIL that Ismail I, the Turco-Persian founder of the Safavid empire, started his rebellion at the age of 12, crowned himself King of Kings at the age of 14 after capturing Tabriz, and conquered most of Iran and Central Asia by the age of 23.
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