TIL Pre-Islamic Central Asia was primarily inhabited by Iranian peoples, including the Sogdians, Bactrians, and Scythians. However, waves of migrations and conquests, especially by the Mongol Empire, led to their replacement by Turkic groups such as the Kazakhs, Uzbeks, and Turkmens.

History of Iran - Wikipedia

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TIL that in 1992 a storm knocked 28,800 plastic bath toys off a ship, and where the duckies washed up helped oceanographers map currents and time the North Pacific gyre at about 3 years per loop.

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Thousands of rubber duckies, which fell overboard from a ship, help oceanographers model ocean currents

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TIL that the IMDB rating scale for "This is Spinal Tap" (1984) goes all the way to 11

Up to eleven - Wikipedia

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TIL That Kai's theme from Kung Fu Panda 3 is actually a cover of the song "Im So Sorry" by Imagine Dragons

I'm So Sorry - Wikipedia

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TIL of Saint Maria Goretti. When she refused sex from an adult man she was stabbed 14 times and forgave him as she died. She was eleven.

Maria Goretti - Wikipedia

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