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TIL that the site for modern-day Vatican City was originally a circus for Roman Emperor Nero called Circus of Nero.

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lNyB TIL that a grizzly bear’s bite is estimated to be strong enough to crush a bowling ball
ZeJa TIL that Daniel Radcliffe, of Harry Potter fame, suffers from a form of “developmental coordination disorder.” On a bad day, he has trouble tying his own shoelaces.
krr5 TIL John Cena was recently given an award for completing his 300th Make-A-Wish visit. With each visit, he extends the all-time record..and he has no signs of stopping
e0VmE TIL All radio stations have a four-letter identification code. In a 1912 Conference, the United States was given the letters W, K, N, and A. ‘N’ and ‘A’ were given to military stations, Commercial Radio stations east of the Mississippi River used ‘W’, and west of the Mississippi ‘K’.
jNEbM TIL it’s believed that babies see the world upside down for the first few days while their brains learn how to flip the image received by the brain to be right side up.