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TIL that Stephen Colbert is a Sunday school teacher

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Z8w4Y TIL Most modern handcuffs in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Latin America can be opened with the same standard universal handcuff key.
negKP TIL the french numbers is a blend of the decimal system of cont, used in Roma, and the vigesimal system of count, used by the Celtics, and it became official only in the century 17
QNeGd TIL Surpassing his father's liking for alcohol and cigars, Randolph Churchill consumed 80–100 cigarettes and up to two bottles of whisky per day for 20 years. He died aged 57.
rQpW TIL Richard Dennis turned $400 into $200 million on the stock market. To prove wrong the people who said his fortune was due to luck, he picked up a group of people off the street with no previous experience and taught them how to trade. In 5 years, they made $175 million using his strategies.
XEQA8 TIL denied any art materials, imprisoned artist Ibrahim el-Salahi would secretly tear bags into many pieces and sketch out ideas for huge paintings. He would also secretly sketch and bury small drawings into the sand to maintain his ideas.