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TIL about the Dyatlov Pass incident- A mysterious event where nine Russian hikers died in the Ural Mountains in 1959 under unexplained and bizarre circumstances, sparking decades of conspiracy theories.

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Oo9og TIL about Carlos Kaiser, who managed to have a nearly 20-year career as a professional football (soccer) player despite rarely playing and never scoring. He faked injuries or got himself ejected to avoid having to play but still became a fan favorite. “Life,” he said, “is marketing.”
MlbA TIL that after Genghis Khan defeated rival tribes he would place the conquered tribe under his protection, integrate its members into his own tribe, and even have his mother adopt orphans from the conquered tribe, bringing them into his family.
OoME6 TIL bison is North America's best option for meat because they can't be fenced in. They occupy grasslands and they increase the biodiversity of the land by spreading seeds. The result is a varied grassland that hosts butterflies, pollinating insects, nesting birds and a thriving bison population.
KO7o6 TIL in 1900, a young Chicago arts student took part in a golf tournament while visiting Paris, recording the best score. This “tournament” turned out to be the Olympics, and she died never knowing she was an Olympic champion, America’s first female Olympic champion no less.
gYA7 TIL that NASA wouldn’t launch the space shuttle if the mission ran from December to January because the on board computers were not designed to handle the end if year rollover.