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TIL Rolex replaced (for free) all watches seized by the germans from shot down allied pilots in WW2.

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DQ9P TIL the income gap between the US and Mexico is the largest of any two adjacent countries in the world
DxrJ TIL that Guillermo del Toro left years of notes for a film in the back of a cab, he thought it was the end of the project. However, the cab driver found them and, realizing their importance, tracked him down and returned them. It made Del Toro ever more determined to complete “Pan’s Labyrinth”.
GYbD7 TIL in 1974, Crips leader Stanley “Tookie” “Williams encountered a body builder named Arnold Schwarzenegger who complimented Williams’ muscular physique. Decades later, Arnold Schwarzenegger would deny Williams a clemency decision that would’ve saved him from a state-administered lethal injection.
womg7 TIL: The number of diamonds 1 carat and larger mined per year would only fill an exercise ball.
R87Q TIL that unlike other languages, the Korean script was a deliberate invention by a king, and is often considered the most scientific writing system in the world.