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TIL a female Goliath birdeater has a lifespan of 15-25 years

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xVrP7 TIL that in 2018 tourists threw about 1.5 million euros in loose change into the trevi fountain (Rome)
ep4Eb TIL Rotationplasty is a surgical procedure where, in case of bone tumor, they remove a child's lower leg, rotate it 180 degree and attach it to a thigh bone in a way that makes an ankle joint serve as a "new knee". It looks like having one leg shorter and rotated back.
6kkm TIL prior to the Treason Act of 1790, the punishment for a woman convicted of treason was to be burned at the stake. To show mercy, the executioner was equipped with a cord passed around the victim’s throat, which he would then pull tight, strangling her before the flames could reach her.
VQXQ TIL an Iraqi installed a remote-controlled paintball gun in his room and connected it to the Internet; he was shot 60,000 times in 30 days and got a severe case of PTSD
RRga TIL Walmart’s low wages cost government approximately $2.66 BILLION annually in food stamps and other taxpayer assistance.