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TIL the largest football (soccer) stadium in the world is the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in North Korea, with a total capacity of 114,000

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ADQLa TIL that in 1861, Giuseppe Garibaldi, known as hero of the two worlds and main protagonist in italian unification, voluntereed to president Lincoln and was offered a Major General's commission in the U.S. Army. With only one condition: that the war's objective be declared as slavery's abolition
ADpPx TIL Rick Moranis released a parody country music album in 2005
Z8nv4 TIL that when ballpoint pens were first introduced in 1945, they cost $12.50 each, which would be $182 today's money.
4X1Lb TIL that government agencies such as the FDA and EPA have valued human life at around $10 million. They use this to assess how much money to spend on different programs.
dDpQ TIL - Time Warner Is STILL Pushing For Metered Internet Access (JUNE 2012)