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TIL that Jim Carrey had to be taught CIA torture coping techniques to endure the make-up process for How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

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5VWxR TIL that in 2000, thieves tried to steal £350 million worth of diamonds at an exhibition in London, only for the police to outsmart them by studying the Thames's tides to predict the date of the raid, correctly guessing the thieves would escape in a boat and therefore need the tide to be high.
RZ68 TIL that dung beetles can navigate when only the Milky Way or clusters of bright stars are visible and are the only insect known to orient itself by the galaxy!
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MeWyW TIL that the largest mass execution in American history occurred under Abraham Lincoln’s watch. On December 26, 1862, 38 Dakota warriors were publicly hanged after being convicted of war crimes.
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