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TIL that natural disasters increase fertility rates

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rROke TIL: Steven Spielberg's film, "The Terminal" is based on a real man named Mehran Karimi Nasseri, who lived in Terminal One in Charles de Gauile Airport for 18 years
9mVm TIL that Emperor Nero competed in the Olympic Games. Nero did terribly and was nearly killed in a chariot race, but was nonetheless declared the winner in every event he competed in.
6EBWw TIL Hershey's once developed a chocolate bar for the US Army that would remain solid up to 49C (120F) and was poison gas proof but was also very bitter to prevent soldiers from eating it unless in an emergency. Troops called it "Hitler's Secret Weapon" because of what it would do to their bowels.
O6r6 TIL that when Genghis Khan sent a trade caravan to the Khwarezmid empire, the governor of one city seized it and killed the traders. Genghis Khan retaliated by invading the empire with 200,000 men and killing the governor by pouring molten silver down his eyes and mouth
1aQLd TIL that consoles are sold at a loss that they make up for through peripherals and licenses