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TIL that scientists have invented a new, lighter steel that’s as strong as titanium

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kw04 TIL Genhis Khan killed 10% of the world’s population. (40 Million of 400 Million). TIL Genghis Khan literally decimated the human race.
16n7r TIL about Jakob von Washington, a distant relative of George Washington, who was born in the Netherlands, fought against Napoleon, served as a Lieutenant General in the Bavarian Army and signed a treaty with the Duke of Wellington as a representative of Bavaria at Waterloo.
XY7D TIL The ZIP in ZIP Code stands for Zone Improvement Plan
jNABR TIL that in 1981, Disneyland was sued by the family of a nine-year-old girl, claiming that a performer in a Winnie the Pooh suit had hit her in the face, causing brain damage. The performer defended himself in court by wearing the costume and demonstrating that he was unable to hit anyone.
gY09 TIL of Robert Smalls, a seaman-slave during the American Civil War who stole a warship when the Confederate sailors went whoring and sailed himself and his family to freedom. Then fought for the Union. Then became a successful businessman and bought his former masters house.