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TIL that even with the extremes of Mt Everest & the Mariana Trench the Earth has less deviation from an idealized spheroid than a billiard ball.

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xkjb TIL in ancient China, an enemy held the Emperor’s father hostage, threatening to boil him alive … his response was “Send me a cup of the soup.”
a8OZJ TIL cancer associated with the 9/11 attacks has impacted 11x more people than died in the attacks
nW4wW TIL that Switzerland accidentally invaded Liechtenstein on five different occasions after World War 2. One time, they were offered drinks by Liechtenstein soldiers.
xpQD TIL before becoming an actor, Jason Statham competed for Great Britain at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
p75N TIL in 2004, an activist from The Yes Men falsely claiming to represent Dow Chemicals was interviewed by BBC, claiming Dow had agreed to a $12 billion settlement for victims of the 1984 Bhopal, India chemical disaster (in which 3,000 peopl died). Dow lost $2 billion in the ensuing stock selloff.