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TIL Christine Sinclair is the all-time leading international goalscorer in both men’s and women’s soccer with 190 goals and 331 caps

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GYNQj TIL That Genghis Khan wiped out an entire empire after they wrongly executed one of his trade caravans. The governor of a small town executed the Mongol traders under suspicion they were spies, and took their goods. Genghis responded by invading with an army of 200,000.
W5Jo TIL that starfish have filtered sea water in their system instead of blood.
9wDG TIL “Chut up” girl from Donnie Darko is the same girl Jesse gives meth to at the gas station in Breaking Bad.
lomxG TIL that people with dry earwax carry a version of gene ABC11 that prevents their armpits from producing a strong odor.
Z86Np TIL that Lord Byron protested the rules against keeping pet dogs while at Cambridge by keeping a pet bear