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TIL It took 4 million gallons of water 7 hours to flood the Roman Colosseum 5 feet for their famous naval battle reenactments.

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x6Jm7 TIL That Ben-Hur (1959) was written as a gay love story. They filmed it as such without ever telling that to Charlton Heston but told his counterpart, Stephen Boyd
W7OgY TIL that the son of Sam Walton, the founder of the Walmart, served in special operations during the Vietnam War and was considered a hero… The Story
grdyA TIL the northernmost inhabited place in the world is "Alert" in Canada. The armed forces stay here all year round in tours, but the official population is 0. Average temperature is -17C (0F).
8LNK TIL there is a school board in NY that consists of orthodox religious parents who send their students to private school. Holding the majority, they were able to gut funding and close public schools at the dismay of public school parents, while using funding for their private schools.
XpyQ TIL a Seattle man known for his frugality left a $187.6 million trust to charitable causes upon his death. 40% went to pediatric research even though he never had children of his own.