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TIL Genghis Khan killed so many people that he caused a “global cooling”

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16ybO TIL that Acacia trees developped a defense response to giraffe browsing by increasing their thorn length, tannin production within leaves and airborne tannin release. This triggered a change in the giraffe's behaviour which adapted to move upwind and eat fewer leaves per trees.
VBkBD TIL the White Lion brought African indentured servants to what became the USA a year before the mayflower.
4XDvb TIL: The fastest R/C airplanes in the world are gliders that can exceed 500MPH and 120 G's powered only by the wind.
4LMw TIL The Berry case was not Sylvia Browne’s most horrific prediction. “Browne did a reading for [Erica’s] mother, saying she was in water and someone named “Chris” killed her. The following day, Erica’s ex-boyfriend, Chris Mineer, killed himself.”
D11pV TIL Confucius's family, the Kongs, have the longest recorded extant pedigree chart in the world today. The family tree, now in its 83rd generation,has been recorded since the death of Confucius in 479BC