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TIL that Spain remained neutral in WWII largely because of up to $200 million in bribes from British intelligence.

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bgp4 TIL Dinka tribesmen of Sudan sometimes rupture their stomachs by overeating in preparation for ‘fat-man’ contests. Deaths this way are considered an honorble way to die.
ANN9w TIL That an ancient Greek explorer named Pytheas of Massalia traveled from Greece to the arctic circle in the 4th century BC
KYJ9R TIL one of the top trial lawyers in Alaksa built a 17-floor whimsical house in the Talkeetna wilderness referred to as “Dr. Seuss House”.
6EZEl TIL: Lake Chad in Central Africa is the remnant of an ancient inland sea referred to as Mega Chad
PYy7Z TIL of "Number 16," the oldest known spider. She was a wild trapdoor spider who lived in an Australian burrow. She was studied by researchers from 1973 until 2016, when her burrow was found damaged and empty, likely due to a parasitic wasp attack. She was 43 years old.