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TIL that the obelisk that stands at the centre of Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City, is a four thousand year old Egyptian obelisk that was brought to Rome from Alexandria by Caligula in 37 AD.

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xRPD TIL that when Bonnie and Clyde were killed in an ambush exactly 83 years ago, locals rushed to collect souvenirs from the bodies - including locks of bloody hair, shell casings, and (unsuccessfully) Clyde’s ear.
wLw76 TIL the “Quick Stop” convience store featured in the movie ‘Clerks’ is a real convience store in New Jersey that Kevin Smith worked at while making the film.
Z8p44 TIL Koko the Gorilla who knows sign language is still alive, teaching sign, and playing with her pet cats
xVWNb TIL the official centre of London is marked by a plaque inset into the pavement behind a statue of King Charles I, to the south of Trafalgar Square. Distances to London on road signs throughout Britain are measured from this point.
XEpOE TIL Steven Spielberg's carreer began when he was a boy scout, by making a nine-minute 8mm film entitled "The Last Gunfight" which earned him a photography merit badge.