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TIL that Kansas is flatter than a pancake

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OGXgY TIL in 2014 Ben Affleck was banned for life from playing blackjack at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas after he was caught on camera counting cards at a high rollers table. He was told by security that he was "too good" and had been deemed an advantage blackjack player.
kJWwd TIL In a feat of rage, Emperor Hadrian once stabbed a slave in the eye with a pen. Feeling regretful whe he calmed down, Hadrian called the slave and told him to ask for literally anything as compensation. The slave replied "i just want my eye back"
GYon5 TIL Grammy award winning Cellist Yo-Yo Ma's Cello has the nickname "Petunia", was built in 1733, and that the Cello itself is currently valued at 2.5 million dollars
em9L TIL according to Carl Sagan, NASA gave cyanide pills to astronauts to commit suicide in case something went wrong.
LgBQ TIL the largest waterfall in the world was completely flooded and destroyed by the construction of the Itaipu Dam in 1982. It is now a reservoir.