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TIL the Hope Diamond, which originated in India, was purchased in 1666 by French gem merchant Jean-Baptiste Tavernier. Tavernier sold it to King Louis XIV in 1668. It was stolen in 1791 and was recut and renamed by a London banking family called Hope in 1839.

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mxR0P Til Bully sticks are prepared from the bull pizzle (aka penis muscle) which is cleaned, stretched, and twisted before being prepared. Preparation can vary from sun dried to oven baked or smoked. ... Authentic bully sticks are made from 100% beef (the only ingredient is the bull penis).
BrlEx TIL of Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, who in 1938 flew across the Atlantic in an experimental aircraft. Despite the Air Traffic Controller deeming it a suicide flight, and a fuel leak, he successfully completed the trip. He claimed to have lost his way in the clouds and lost his license for 2 weeks.
AgQo TIL that the US has over $16 trillion in debt, yet China only holds $1.1 trillion of that debt.
E0Vd TIL Scientists isolated bacterium from a man’s intestines & used it to fatten mice specially bred to resist obesity. The microbe made up 35% of microorganisms in his digestive tract & a diet formulated to kill off those bacteria reduced the levels to below detection. He lost 113 pounds in 23 weeks.
0dkgj TIL; George Santos signed the Magna Carta, rolled the rock away from Jesus’ cave and led the cavalry at Gettysburg. All while dressed in drag. And he funded all the travel stealing from a go fund me for a man who’s dog was dying of cancer