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TIL the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is in Denmark.

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wLvjW TIL of Gaius Marius, who eliminated the requirement for Roman soldiers to be landowners. Thereafter, Rome's legions largely consisted of poor citizens who became extremely loyal to their commanders. Ultimately, this was highly significant for Caesar and Rome's transformation from Republic to Empire.
vPe48 TIL comic book writer Mark Millar auctioned off the right to name the hero of his series Nemesis. He donated the winning bid, $8,500, to his brother's charity for special needs kids.
W7YlB TIL after Crassus defeated Spartacus, the 6K prisoners they took were put on a cross every 100ft on their journey back
woPNo TIL despite her repeated claims of being more than 85% accurate, a 2013 article found that Sylvia Browne, who claimed to be a psychic, was accurate in none of her 33 predictions. For instance, she predicted that she would die at the age of 88, but she passed away at the age of 77.
xx97 TIL 500,000 baseball bats were sold in Russia last year. Only one pair of batting gloves were purchased.