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TIL That the Bank of England only owns two of the ~400,000 gold bars in its vaults.

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gMaab TIL the electric chair was intended to be more humane than hanging. But the first in NY in 1890 took 8 minutes and two attempts. Comments included "they would have done better using an axe", and "an awful spectacle, far worse than hanging".
4kLoX TIL of the less well known and earlier War in Vietnam (1945-1946), which was a military success.
e06gJ TIL that in 2007 a Swiss infantry unit got lost and inadvertently crossed 1.5 km into Liechtenstein. The accidental invasion ended when the unit realized their mistake and turned back. When the Swiss army apologized, Liechtenstein's reply was, ‘No problem, these things happen.’
OoKZX TIL November 2, 2000 was the last time all humans were on Earth together. Ever since then, at least one person has remained on the International Space Station.
0LLN TIL Cuba and Venezuela were the first countries to offer assistance after Hurricane Katrina.