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TIL that Genghis Khan slaughtered so many people that it lowered the carbon dioxide level

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j6OMn TIL about IG (Internet Group), in 2001 the most accessed news portal in Brazil. Due to the constant flurry of bad news, especially due to urban violence, they decided to institute the "good news day", w no bad news reported. The first day for the campaign was chosen to be September 11, 2001.
DQdGe TIL that after mosquitoes, other humans, snakes, and sandflies, dogs are the deadliest animal to humans.
V5p4 TIL Pablo Escobar once started a fire with $2 million because his daughter was cold.
VjAG TIL the Chinese Fortune Cookie is almost completely unheard of in China. The few places that do, label them as “Genuine American Fortune Cookies.”
kJpog TIL that in 1977 NASA launched Voyager 1/2 into space with the Golden Record onboard. It contains music, greetings, and images which NASA cannot display online due to copyright law. NASA sent these images to space to represent humanity but cannot show these images to most humans.