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TIL that the Coliseum got its name not because of its massive size, but because its proximity to a colossal ‘Statue of Liberty’ sized bronze statue of the Emperor Nero.

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Rx44 TIL the Carolina Dog is a breed that was discovered living wild in the Southeast in the 1970’s, and after extensive DNA testing they are believed to be the descendant of the first animals to accompany humans across the Bering land bridge to North America thousands of years ago.
lNR1 TIL that in Wellington New Zealand there are suburbs where it is common to have a private cable car from your garage to your house.
XyJX TIL that Punxsutawney Phil doesn’t actually look for his shadow at all, but instead speaks Groundhogese to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club president who translates it to English.
OgOg TIL the US Navy maintains a research vessel that is designed to be capsized vertically. As a result, most rooms on it have two doors: one to use when the ship is horizontal, another when vertical.
LOeV TIL that when the Czech Republic conducted their 2011 census, their government discovered that 15,070 Czechs had listed their religious beliefs as “Jedi”