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TIL there is a tribe in Africa who believe Europe is the afterlife, and all its inhabitants are spirits

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awYmZ TIL: some pirates say they've been hired by companies to hijack a ship and "lose it" so that the companies can gain the insurance money
Wlmo TIL of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, a bridge whose support towers are so tall and far apart that, due to the curvature of the earth, are almost two inches farther apart at the top than the bottom.
wbOJ TIL that the Chief Translator for the European Parliament can speak 32 different languages fluently
xem7 TIL that contrary to popular belief, Einstein never failed math in school. In fact, by fifteen he had already mastered differential and integral calculus.
GApMJ TIL that former major league baseball player Ron LeFlore first played organized baseball in prison while serving a sentence for armed robbery. After being released, he played for 9 seasons and was largely known as a base stealer.