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TIL inanimate objects can win awards like “Hero of Labor” in North Korea.

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1OkP TIL that Ghengis Khan’s conquests killed so many people, it increased the oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere.
09E5 TIL of all US students who start a four year degree program, only about half finish. In six years.
R7KeQ TIL: carbon monoxide plays critical roles in the body under physiological conditions, acting as a vasodilator, neurotransmitter, and regulator of circadian rhythm among other important functions.
wv8E TIL of Scotty Phillip, remembered as the “Man who saved the Buffalo”. A South Dakota rancher credited with bringing back Buffalo from the brink of extinction.
EnX TIL that, without the Moon, the Earth would spin at a rate of 6 hours full rotation