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TIL Costa Ricans don’t use addresses.

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V0Z8 TIL that upon his second defeat to Alexander the Great, King Darius III of Persia offered Alexander 30,000 talents (780 tons of silver, worth around £500,000,000 today) as part of an unconditional surrender. Alexander refused and proceeded to conquer Persia and rule all the way up to the Himalayas.
r80o TIL the author of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was an experimental test subject of the CIA’s MK Ultra program.
p8xre TIL that every number is the sum of three palindromes
P1YdE TIL that the consumption of soil in sub-Saharan Africa is common, primarily amongst pregnant women (ranging from 30 to 80% depending on the country). "The soil is mostly air dried, but can also be baked, smoked, salted, or mixed with herbs or water" and the soil from termite mounds isn't sour.
P1Nrn TIL: For centuries in the Middle Ages, armies would have a carroccio, a four wheeled wagon carrying city signs, relics, and a large cross into battle. It would be protected by the bravest warriors and be used to celebrate Mass before battle. It's use diminished as mercenaries become commonplace.