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TIL of the Greek genocide instigated by the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish National Movement in Anatolia (1914-1922) resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Greeks.

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9Y7Mr TIL that Johan de Witt the Prime Minister of the Dutch Republic was so unpopular at the time of his death in 1672 that the angry mob that killed him also ate his body
ONlR TIL In the Battle of Longewala,1971, India consisting of just 120 soldiers and a few jets defeated pakistan which had 2000 troops and 45 tanks.Only 2 indian soldiers were killed while 200+ pakistani soldiers died.
nPrY TIL Teddy Roosevelt had 31 pets at the White House. His pets included a one-legged rooster, a hyena, and a small bear.
8aOoK TIL that in the US, extreme heat kills more people than all other weather related events.
E1VpX TIL that in 2019 scientists finally calculated that a day on Saturn was, 10 hours 33 minutes and 38 seconds long. This number still has a degree of error of a couple of minutes longer or shorter but is less than the previous 12 minute window.