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TIL Nicolas Cage has his own pyramid where he is going to be buried after his death

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XEPgE TIL that in 2007, researchers warned about the risks of a SARS-CoV epidemy due to the consumption of bat meat in China
gM6rb TIL of Judit Polgár, the youngest and strongest of 3 chess prodigy sisters, who is widely considered the best female player of all time. She and her sisters were intentionally raised to be chess masters by their father, László Polgár, to prove his theory that "Geniuses are made, not born."
okKA TIL that a study published in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy found no correlation between rates of gun ownership and rates of murder and suicide while in some regions, high rates of gun ownership negatively correlated with violent crime.
4k0bN TIL about the 4000-Year-Old “Longshan Giant” Discovered in Shaanxi Province, China.
5VMQn TIL Finland has the third largest military in NATO in terms of total military personnel, after US and Türkiye