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TIL that humans came very close to extinction at least 3 times, at one point possibly falling to a worldwide population of 600

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R5p64 TIL that the Eiffel Tower in Paris was originally intended to be a temporary exhibit built to celebrate the 1889 world’s fair and was almost torn down and scrapped in 1909.
ADnan TIL there is more water in 100g of red bell pepper than in 100g of Coca Cola.
D1yND TIL Bowling was originally done with 9 pins in America, until 9-pin bowling was banned; so 10-pin bowling was created as a loophole to keep the sport going
ONPe TIL Adam Driver (Kylo Ren) was a US Marine
v0X8 TIL When Sati was prohibited in India. Charles Napier told protesting Hindu priests “Be it so. This burning of widows is your custom; prepare the funeral pile. But my nation has also a custom. When men burn women alive we hang them, and confiscate all their property…”