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TIL There’s a mall in Moldova called Malldova

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W6a4 TIL Ben Stein Said this about Nixon: “He was a peacemaker. He was a lying, conniving, covering up peacemaker. He was not a lying, conniving drug addict like JFK, a lying, conniving war starter like LBJ, a lying, conniving seducer like Clinton—a lying, conniving peacemaker.
6EgMY TIL that Princess Pauline von Metternich and Countess Anastasia Kielmannsegg fought a topless duel with swords in August 1892 after arguing about flower arrangements. Baroness Lubinska, who had a medical degree, insisted they fight topless so clothing couldn’t get into a wound and cause sepsis.
GYBkQ TIL about The Devil's Bible - It is the largest illuminated bible still existing in the world and in fact the largest known medievil manuscript. It has a curious full-page image of the devil himself.
eprpk TIL that a window cleaner in England claims to own the only painting of Shakespeare done in his lifetime. Many experts agree. If true, this would be worth up to £200 million.
X0gKX TIL that according to the bible, Adam, Eve, and a bunch of their descendants lived for several centuries, some even getting close to a millennium.