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TIL that about 70-85 million people died in the world war 2
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TIL that around roughly 4 pounds of your body weight is the weight of trillions of microorganisms in your gut
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TIL if you essentially break into a vacant house in California, keep the yard tidy, and pay property taxes for 5 years without the owners figuring it out, you can legally gain title to the property.
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TIL that Salvador Dali made a painting for the prisoners at Rikers Island in NYC that hung in the prisoner dining room for 15 years, when it was moved to the prison lobby for ‘safekeeping’. In 2003, three prison guards and a warden stole the painting.
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TIL in 1981, a tenant was evicted in Germany after spreading Surströmming (fermented Baltic Sea herrring) brine in the stairway. The landlord was taken to court, where he brought a can of Surströmming as evidence. After being opened, the court unanimously ruled in his favor because of the smell.
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TIL in 1615, Icelanders killed dozens of Spanish whalers after one of the whalers stole a fish from a native. Until 2015, it was legal for Icelanders to kill any Basque on sight.