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TIL Philly Soul laid the groundwork for Disco genre

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7rgVP TIL That after winning the battle of Kleidion in 1014, the Byzantine Emperor Basil II took an estimated 14,000-15,000 prisoners, and punished them by sorting them into groups of a 100, then blinded 99 men in each one and left a single man in each with one eye so that he could lead the others home.
G865 TIL of the International Dark Sky Association, an organization dedicated to fighting light pollution and preserving the night sky in areas around the planet called dark sky reserves.
157r TIL- in Minnesota it is against the law to sell an American flag that is not made in the U.S.
a8wQ9 TIL butterflies like to "mud puddle" where they basically extract and eat the salts find in mud, blood, feces and dead animals, because it's extremely nutritious for them.
a8YDb TIL sucking in your stomach for years causes Hourglass Syndrome, which can malform your entire rib cage