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TIL Genghis Khan’s may have killed as many people with swords and arrows as WWII did with tanks, guns, and the nuclear bomb

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gMW7b TIL On Christmas 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev officially resigned as the last head of state for the Soviet Union.
l7YWV TIL The Shiba Inu is the most genetically closest dog breed to wolves.
ObjR TIL Harrison Ford has personally provided emergency helicopter services at the behest of local authorities multiple times, in one instance rescuing a hiker overcome by dehydration in Jackson, Wyoming
rNWOx TIL To ensure the survival of a small group of U.S. servicemen stationed on Alaska's remote St. Matthew Island during World War II, the Coast Guard released 29 reindeer to the island. After the war the reindeer population exploded to more than 600 by 1963. By 1964 they were all gone.
dG79 TIL that “On Broadway” versus “Off Broadway” refers not to location but theater capacity. A play/musical is considered “on Broadway” if the theater seats 500+ while an “off Broadway” theater seats between 100-499. “Off off Broadway” refers to venues that seat less than 100.