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TIL that the Micronesian island of Yap uses giant boulders as a form of currency.

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Gx6N TIL Zoroastrianism is one of the oldest religions still in existence today. It originates from Iranian tribes which lived in Central Asia around 4000 years ago. It was the official religion of Persia as well as of all other Iranian empires until the seventh century.
l7YE5 TIL about the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that killed an estimated 224,000 people. It is not even not even in the top 10 for deadliest natural disasters in history.
86ZX TIL 8000 people follow a twitter account called “Cologne Cathedral” that tweets “DONG” every hour. The amount of “DONGs” shows the time.
neOZd TIL According to a survey, 43% of American Cardiologists are overweight to obese.
GAWjG TIL about Maximilian I, the last Emperor of Mexico. A member of the House of Habsburg, he acceded to the throne led by the misguided belief that a sham referendum conducted in his favor by the French was legitimate. He was executed by republican forces in 1867, only 3 years after his accesion.