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TIL that Genghis Khan is not a name, but rather a title which translates to “Ruler of the Universe”.

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nWJGo TIL the HMS Detroit 20-gun sloop was captured in 1813, too damaged to help the war it was sunk for preservation. 20 years later it was refloated and converted for commercial service. 8 years later a purchaser tried to send it over Niagara Falls where it instead broke up on a shoal.
xVwa5 TIL that since 2012, 6 people have choked to death during competitive eating contests.
e0rDL TIL In season 4, episode 20 of Home Improvement, Dave Chappelle and Jim Breuer played Tool Time audience members three years before starring in Half Baked together.