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TIL that Banksy made the intro for an episode of The Simpsons (S22E03)

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ko7d TIL that in mid-2001, FEMA declared the three likeliest, most catastrophic disasters facing the U.S. to be a hurricane in New Orleans, a massive earthquake in San Francisco, and a terrorist attack in New York City.
p8AjG TIL That the Republican Party was the Anti-Slave-Party in the American Civil War
m1Zjp TIL Margaret Theresa of Spain, the main subject of Velasquez's famous "Las Meninas" painting died at the age of 21. She went through 6 pregnancies in 6 years, including 2 stillbirths and at the time of her death, she was 4 months into her 7th
690jl TIL the 2006 Securitas Depot Robbery remains the United Kingdom's biggest heist. Close to £53 million was stolen in hard cash - comprised of used and unused sterling banknotes - property of the Bank of England...
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