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TIL before Saladin died in 1193, he had given away all his wealth to his poor subjects. His estate consisted of 1 piece of gold and 40 pieces of silver, not enough to pay for his funeral.

7197 upvotes • doopityWoop22

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TIL Harvard scientists managed to store a GIF animation of a galloping horse in the DNA of bacteria

6893 upvotes • Chiic_Confidence

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TIL: Because of their naturally amiable personalities, Samoyeds make poor security dogs. They don't attack dangers; they simply smile and growl at them.

6741 upvotes • Top_Contribution9736

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TIL that some of James Cook's maps were still in use until the mid-20th century due to their remarkable accuracy and continued relevance after 200 years

6740 upvotes • Left-Coffee3944

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TIL that before the Civil War there were 8,000 different kinds of money in circulation in the US - the same banknote had different value depending on location

6624 upvotes • my_n3w_account

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TIL~2600 yrs ago in China, an ill king was predicted by a prophet that he won't live to eat the next harvest. When he was later presented with the new harvest and ready to eat it, he remembered the prediction and killed the seer, felt stomachache before eating, went to latrine, fell in and died.

6531 upvotes • uniyk

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TIL that matches were not created until 1826. As John Walker swirled a pot of chemicals, a lump formed at the end of the mixing stick. He tried peeling the dried chemicals off, burning the stick, and inadvertently creating matches.

6334 upvotes • Fair-Emu8218

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TIL that in women’s Olympic gymnastics, under the ‘perfect 10’ scoring system seven female gymnasts attained a perfect 10. The scoring system was changed in 2006 and no one has been awarded a perfect score since.

6174 upvotes • jreamze

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TIL Orville Wright's final flight was in a plane whose wingspan exceeded the length of his original flight.

6108 upvotes • mealsharedotorg

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TIL that by using the McDonald’s app for online orders, you automatically enter into an arbitration agreement, meaning you waive your right to sue the company in court. 🍔📱

5908 upvotes • Dontay_sv

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
TIL before Saladin died in 1193, he had given away all his wealth to his poor subjects. His estate consisted of 1 piece of gold and 40 pieces of silver, not enough to pay for his funeral.	7197	doopityWoop22
TIL Harvard scientists managed to store a GIF animation of a galloping horse in the DNA of bacteria	6893	Chiic_Confidence
TIL: Because of their naturally amiable personalities, Samoyeds make poor security dogs. They don't attack dangers; they simply smile and growl at them.	6741	Top_Contribution9736
TIL that some of James Cook's maps were still in use until the mid-20th century due to their remarkable accuracy and continued relevance after 200 years	6740	Left-Coffee3944
TIL that before the Civil War there were 8,000 different kinds of money in circulation in the US - the same banknote had different value depending on location	6624	my_n3w_account
TIL~2600 yrs ago in China, an ill king was predicted by a prophet that he won't live to eat the next harvest. When he was later presented with the new harvest and ready to eat it, he remembered the prediction and killed the seer, felt stomachache before eating, went to latrine, fell in and died.	6531	uniyk
TIL that matches were not created until 1826. As John Walker swirled a pot of chemicals, a lump formed at the end of the mixing stick. He tried peeling the dried chemicals off, burning the stick, and inadvertently creating matches.	6334	Fair-Emu8218
TIL that in women’s Olympic gymnastics, under the ‘perfect 10’ scoring system seven female gymnasts attained a perfect 10. The scoring system was changed in 2006 and no one has been awarded a perfect score since.	6174	jreamze
TIL Orville Wright's final flight was in a plane whose wingspan exceeded the length of his original flight.	6108	mealsharedotorg
TIL that by using the McDonald’s app for online orders, you automatically enter into an arbitration agreement, meaning you waive your right to sue the company in court. 🍔📱	5908	Dontay_sv