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TIL The classic 101 Dalmatians animated film sold more tickets in the United States than Avatar or Avengers: Endgame

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OGn91 TIL Australia has a 1-kilogram $10,000 gold coin that is legal tender; however, its current gold value is about 8.5 times its face value.
7Oax TIL The University of Pittsburgh’s “Cathedral of Learning” is home to 29 “Nationality Rooms,” each of which represents a different nationality.
Ol9g TIL that the ancient Spartan warriors were encouraged to have homosexual relationships with one another, the theory is that (in battle) they would fight harder to protect someone they loved.
vPN8D TIL of the Isaaq Genocide. Also known as the "Hargeisa Holocaust", it was the systematic, state-sponsored genocide of Isaaq civilians between 1987 and 1989 by the Somali Democratic Republic, under the dictatorship of Siad Barre, during the Somaliland War of Independence.
Kvw6 TIL a man in prison killed 2 of his prisonmates and vowed to continue killing if not given the death penalty. He chose the electric chair and was executed in 2013. His last words were “kiss my ass”.