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TIL that the Illuminati existed but had no enduring influence on world politics

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mJ4x TIL that after the xkcd comic “Time” was posted, it spawned a 67000-post, 3300000-views thread whose regulars developed their own Time-based culture, creating their own mannerisms and vocabulary. It got so bad that newcomers to the thread could barely understand the latest posts.
OoXvX Today i learned about the great teacher and philosopher of India. Due to his leadership Alexander the great was defeated badly many time's . He was a noble teacher.
D1RoY TIL of One of America’s great rags to riches stories and a pioneer not only for women but also African Americans, Madame C.J. Walker blazed a path as the first black woman millionaire and is argued as the first self-made woman millionaire in the U.S.
9YWNM TIL that Backgammon has been around for over Five Thousand years, and only one other board game is older but the rules for it have been forgotten.
5VLAn TIL Minecraft was inspired by Infiniminer, a multiplayer block-based sandbox building and digging game that had its source code leaked and was discontinued less than a month after its first release