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TIL of the 870 million firearms in the world, 100 million are AK 47's

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nWyv9 TIL that the second most expensive photograph ever sold was Edward Steichen’s “The Flatiron” for $11.8 million USD
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7DXM TIL A civilian guard was first posted at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in 1925 in part to stop families from picnicking on the flat marble slab with views of the city. A military guard was first posted in 1926.
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