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TIL there is a Lego secret vault that holds nearly every lego set ever produced!

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O6JR TIL in 1879 a Native American had to sue the United States Government to prove that he was legally a person
PYnkL TIL about Ans van Dijk, a Jewish Dutch woman who was the only woman executed after WWII in the Netherlands. She was found guilty of treason by working for the nazis and betraying the hiding places of at least 145 other Jewish people including her own brother.
Z8lVR TIL French veterinarian and microbiologist Gaston Ramon was nominated for the Nobel prize 155 times between 1930 and 1953, but never won any, making him the most nominated individual to miss out on the award.
o6gK TIL that many animals (including humans) can’t absorb up to 50% of the energy in the food they consume; this undigested energy ends up in fecal matter, which is why feces are such an effective fertilizer.
JXgk TIL there are only three artists who have achieved a Top 40 hit in every decade since the 1980s: Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Weird Al Yankovic