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TIL that in Norway you can opt out of receiving junk mail by putting a note on your mailbox

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J1Jgv TIL french pirate Olivier Levasseur allegedly tossed a necklace containing a puzzle that leads to his treasure into a crowd of people moments before his execution. He told the crowd to go find it if they can.
W7vP8 TIL that some seven tons of steel were recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Center to make the bow of the USS New York (LPD-21).
bWjZ TIL George Clooney raised a pet pig for 18 years until it passed of old age, It was sometimes featured in interviews with Clooney, who called him “Max, the star.”
v1Wox TIL that the first human to receive chemotherapy for cancer treatment was baseball legend Babe Ruth.
OGExY TIL: Trepanation is one of the oldest surgical procedures (if not the oldest) we have archaeological evidence for, dating back to 7,000–10,000 years ago.