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TIL The United States Defense Budget of $698 Billion is More Than the Next Seventeen Nations Combined

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0wOPy Til that there are over 43 quintillion possible combinations for a rubix cube, and yet you are never more than 20 turns away from solving it
dMRE TIL turtles fart. A lot.
6kPY TIL modern day Japanese swordsmiths are required by law to use traditional Katana forging techniques, despite the fact that modern day steel does not need to be folded multiple times.
KmKG TIL the Great Wall of China was built using sticky rice, creating a super-strong mortar that remains the best available material for restoring ancient buildings to this day.
QNWrE TIL Slaves in ancient Rome would often sleep on the same bedroom as their masters, or right outside. The lack of privacy was such that Romans would joke about slaves having their ears glued to the door and masturbating to their masters having sex