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TIL all the gold ever mined in human history is smaller than the statue of liberty.

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Me09a TIL: In 1992 Hong Kong, a Mercedes-Benz was stolen every 5 hours. The theft and exporting of luxurious cars to China got so bad that Toyota began advertising in Chinese newspapers; stating that Lexus cars would breakdown after 20,000 miles if Chinese standard Leaded fuel was used. Not one was stolen
Y7OEW TIL Dingos are technically not native to Australia but were introduced by humans some 5000 years ago
P1DEZ TIL that Charles Guiteau, the man who shot and killed James A. Garfield, dictated an autobiography from prison to the New York Herald and ended it with a personal ad for a "nice Christian lady under 30 years of age."
VBA88 TIL that after the 1984 McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, Burger King suspended all of their advertising in solidarity with McDonald's.
QNP0e TIL Blondie wrote an original James Bond song : "For Your Eyes Only" but it was rejected and she refused to sing the version the producers chose (sung by Sheena Easton)