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TIL that sections of the Great Wall of China were first built in the 7th century BC to try and stop the constant invading and pillaging by Mongol hordes. This indicates by the time Genghis Khan was born, Mongols had a 𝘡𝘸𝘰 𝘡𝘩𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘒𝘯π˜₯ year history of being intimidating war-saavy plunderers.

GWKJ TIL there exists a full scale 3D LOTR Middle Earth to explore in real time.
xjEg TIL that a blackberry has only one calorie.
nnnd TIL Sea otters have a skin pouch to store their favourite rocks
ADglg TIL A dad in China hired gamers to kill his son in video games so the son would start looking for a job and get a life
nendr TIL the word emoji comes from Japanese e (η΅΅, "picture") + moji (ζ–‡ε­—, "character"); the resemblance to the English words emotion and emoticon is purely coincidental.