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TIL all the gold ever mined in human history is smaller than the statue of liberty.

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ANR5B TIL that when the Bling Ring burglars first broke into Paris Hilton’s house, they found a key conveniently hidden under the doormat. Ironically, they didn’t need it—the door was already unlocked. They made off with over $2 million in cash and jewelry.
BoQy TIL that many of the largest charities in America are giant money making scams
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.
j8LM TIL Winston Churchill, when asked if he exercises, said, “I get my exercise serving as pall-bearer to my many friends who exercised all their lives.”
eyxk TIL that it is near impossible to incapacitate someone with chloroform against their will. It would tak nearly 5 minutes of constant inhanling to render a target incapacitated.