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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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Lkg7v TIL Prof John Lorber discovered a maths genius who had almost no brain due to a condition known as hydrocephalus. He went on to discover many other people with 90% of their brains missing that had normal to high IQs
LkpaQ TIL that cashew trees are in the same family as poison ivy and poison sumac. They are usually sold shelled and roasted because if not, the shell oil may cause a skin reaction similar to poison ivy.
Mewmb TIL that the difference between freestone and clingstone peaches is literally how much the fruit’s flesh clings to the pit (stone). With freestone peaches, the fruit easily pulls away from the pit, while clingstone peach flesh stubbornly clings to the pit.
GAK8Q TIL An ancient Chinese scroll from 300 C.E. taught that Laozi went to India, transmorphed into Buddha and converted the barbarians, showing Buddhism was actually only a form of Daoism.
9g5G TIL that the inventor of the first ever video game also helped to invent the first nuclear bomb.