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TIL DNA evidence shows that groups in the Amazon are more closely related to indigenous Australians than Native Americans

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m10QP TIL of Arthur John Priest, “The unsinkable stoker”. He survived 4 sinkings including the RMS Titanic and the HMHS Britannic. He was also onboard the RMS Olympic when it collided with the HMS Hawke.
ANOYl TIL: The descendants of Genghis Khan (1162 — 25 August 1227) continued to rule parts of Central Asia for 700 years until the 1920s, when they were conquered by the Bolsheviks and their states became part of the Soviet Union.
Bg7Xr TIL scientists are working on extracting minerals and electrolytes from the deep ocean.
8akvV TIL the term "Life unworthy of life", used by the Nazis to describe the targets of the Holocaust, had been around since 1920 referring to mental disabilities, and later was adopted and extended by the Nazis to include racial differences.
N771e TIL that the dog from Wizard of Oz was paid $125 per week which was more than some of the other actors in the film.