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TIL Mount Rushmore construction was completed on Halloween (October 31, 1941)

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VPjD TIL of the “Romanian Treasure”: In 1916 Romania decided to send its vast collection of valuable objects and gold reserves to Russia for safekeeping. Currently Russia still holds the vast majority of it, valued at over $1.5 Billion USD
Wkkm9 Man, that comet really reeks
kJpl7 TIL that in 1988, a patent was issued for a type of lab mouse that was genetically modified to increase the mouse's chances of developing cancer
D1bgr TIL Tsar Nicholas II had a very fit body according to pictures taken in 1912 that show him swimming nude during a trip to Finland.
vPD1R TIL Saudi Arabia launched solar powered light beacons in the Nafud Desert to help lost travelers find safe ground and water