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TIL that the guillotine was last used in 1977 and wasn't officially outlawed by France in 1981

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XEbLj TIL that although the Inca Empire was the largest and wealthiest empire in South America for a time, Inca society had neither a currency nor a concept of money. The economy was so well-planned that everyone had access to what they needed.
Y79Vr TIL that the world's oldest known wooden wheel is over 5,000 years old. Discovered in 2002 in Slovenia, this ancient artifact dates back to between 3,350 and 3,100 B.C., providing insight into early human innovation.
XEP0X TIL about a 250 year old violin valued at $100k that was left at a bar by accident. The bar used it for a fiddle contest and the winner got to keep the violin. That winner pawned it for $600. The violin was then miraculously found abandoned in an alley and returned to its rightful owner.
mrrE TIL: Harvard university students whose families earn below $60,000 a year receive free tuition which includes free room and board
gMLPL TIL that globally, 80% of children in orphanages are not orphans. They’re trafficked as “paper orphans” to bogus orphanages as a way to attract donations.