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epQbn TIL the USA doesn't use the metric system because in 1793, literal Pirates of the Caribbean looted the ship carrying the "official kilogram" and it never reached its intended destination (the US gov't).
M7Zwb TIL that in 1911 the famous Mona Lisa painting was stolen from the Louvre in Paris. This raised the pieces value and popularity making it then a masterpiece.
8e4mV TIL in 2018 Scott Foster, a 36 year old accountant and "emergency" goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks, became the first emergency goalie in NHL history to block a shot after the Blackhawks' starting and backup goalies were injured during gameplay