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TIL The length of the Great Wall of China is more than half the circumference of the Earth

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yQ7e8 TIL:"Eulogy for a Dog" by lawyer George Vest, a powerful tribute to all dogs, helped win judgement in Burden v.Hornsby. This was the 4th trial on the shooting of Burden's dog, Old Drum.Vest had declared he would 'win the case or apologize to every dog in Missouri'.The Missouri Supreme Court upheld.
9Y4nX TIL the artist Banksy installed a fake cave drawing at the British Museum, and it wasn't discovered for three days
b4p TIL that a convict serving a 17-year sentence in a Texan prison received over 41% of the vote in West Virginia’s democratic primary
RKN7 TIL Google searches for ‘Tinder’ peak at 12.30am, 'porn’ at 1.30am and 'lonely’ at 2.30am
7rJNP TIL: On May 24, 1626, Peter Minuit purchased the island of Manhattan for the equivalent of $24 worth of beads and trinkets.