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TIL the Roman Colosseum was named after a nearby statue of emperor Nero which was modeled after one of the seven wonders of the ancient world – the Colossus of Rhodes

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Z8WdB TIL rats can go two weeks without water, longer than camels (3-5 days)!
LkL5p TIL United Way set a world record by releasing almost one-and-a-half million balloons that resulted in unexpected disaster. The event was intended to be a harmless fundraising publicity stunt, but the balloons drifted back over the city, Lake Erie, and landed in the surrounding area.
pYNkQ TIL Victoria Coren Mitchell Is a Homewrecker (Fiona Duff and Harry Thompson)
pmZN TIL that Target Corporation runs 2 state of the art criminal forensics labs.
Ypx47 TIL Playboy Playmate Miss March 1957 Saundra Edwards killed her ex-husband with a shotgun blast through the heart when he broke into the house where she was staying. The jury ruled the shooting as justifiable homicide. The scandal, however, abruptly ended her acting career