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TIL that in today’s dollars, John D. Rockefeller’s net worth would be around $663 billion.

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nel7P TIL that when the German army broke through French lines in 1918, a small battalion of US marines disregarded general orders to retreat and dug shallow holes with their bayonets. The German advance was stopped after six days of fierce fighting, and the marines had been given a new name-- Devil Dogs.
b9m0j TIL dogs were first domesticated in southern China, and that all modern dog breeds are the descendants of ancient Chinese wolves.
b0lE TIL a scientist in the 60s gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
1r6P TIL that brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in 8 hours
ow9K TIL Mary MacKillop was excommunicated from the Catholic Church in 1871 after reporting a priest for sexually abusing children. 139 years later she was declared a saint by Pope Benedict XVI.