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TIL that there is a Pirate Stock Exchange in Somalia, where any one can invest with money or weapons, and bet on the results of hijacking.

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Ke7E TIL a man in Florida has collected about 15 million golf balls from golf course water hazards in the past 14 years, selling them for up to $2 each.
R54D8 Til Marcus Licinius Crassus, often called the richest man in Rome in time of Julius Ceasar, created first ever Roman fire brigade. However the brigade wouldn't put out the fire until the owner would sell the property in question to Crassus for miserable price.
8eePK Today I learned that in 1973 Steve McQueen flew to the UK to discuss a film project with Oliver Reed and the two men went on a London pub crawl and got so drunk that Reed puked on McQueen.
9KAQ TIL Trappist beers are brewed in monasteries, most of which are located in Belgium. The beer is brewed, either by the monks themselves or under their supervision and the profits are donated to charity for social work and to help persons in need.
mdwx TIL That Jordan Belfort’s (the Wolf of Wall Street) Private Investigator played himself in the 2013 film