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TIL every Christmas in Lexington, Kentucky, you can pay off your tickets with canned food donations

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xVnNg TIL all octopuses are venomous, but only a few species pose a significant threat to humans
pbae TIL Mount Everest is the only place in the world where the land ever touches the stratosphere.
R5KM8 TIL Marcus Licinius Crassus, often called "the richest man in Rome," formed the first fire brigade, saving burning buildings only if owners sold at a low price. Otherwise, he let them burn. The buildings would then be leased back to the former owners.
dDyb9 TIL Wolverine almost a cameo in Spider-Man 1, Hugh Jackman travelled to New York to film a scene but the idea was scrapped when the production team realized they had lost Wolverine's suit
6E1x8 TIL that the last Emperor of Rome Romulus Augustus, has a significant name because, the founder of Rome was called Romulus and the First Emperor of Rome was named Augustus. The circular nature of his death brings a lovely end to the story of Rome.