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TIL that no country in the world has a lower life expectancy than the the countries with the highest life expectancy in 1800.

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xVWNb TIL the official centre of London is marked by a plaque inset into the pavement behind a statue of King Charles I, to the south of Trafalgar Square. Distances to London on road signs throughout Britain are measured from this point.
kJARg TIL that before the raid of Osama Bin Laden in 2011, two 1:1 scaled versions of his Pakistani compound were built in the US, for SEALs to practice their raid on. The elevation of these test compounds was also built to be at the same level, to test the affect it would have on the raid helicopters.
bPdE TIL in 740 King Bulan, convened a debate between Christian, Jew and Muslim priests to decide a religion for the Khazar nomads. He asked all 3 sages: “which is the lesser evil from the other 2 faiths?” Based on Christian and Islam’s answers, he instantly converted to Judaism and circumcised himself.
x6r5o TIL Post Malone got his stage name by inputting his birth name into a rap name generator
N78mN TIL that it's possible to weld wood by pressing two pieces together while one is vibrating at a high frequency