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TILL Toy Breeds Of Dog Were Favorite Amongst Ancient Romans And Greeks. They Generally Led A Noble Life With Greater Human Care

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MWWB TIL That Robert De Niro was so dedicated that he gained 30 pounds for Raging Bull, lived in Sicily for Godfather II, ground his teeth for Cape Fear, became a cab driver for Taxi Driver and learnt to play the saxophone for New York, New York
69AZX TIL that the Stasi is widely considered to be the most effective intelligence agency during the Cold War. 1/63 East Germans were collaborators. Including part-time informers, they had an agent for every 6.5 people. Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal called them more oppressive than the Gestapo.
Z8bJ4 TIL that a man tried to sue McDonald's for only giving him one napkin even though he asked for more. The man stated that the experience caused him to have "mental anguish" which affected his ability to work.
woZE8 TIL the Babylonians used base 60 instead of base 10 for their mathematical calculations. This is why we have 60 seconds in a minute and 360 degrees in a circle.
rvNx TIL John F. Kennedy was buried without his brain after it was lost during the autopsy.