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TIL of the Chinese proverb "three men make a tiger", which means that people will accept absurd information, as long as enough people are saying it.

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yj0e TIL - If you wanted to buy a single rare Dutch tulip bulb in 1636, all it would cost you is: 2 lasts of wheat, 4 lasts of rye, 4 fat oxen, 8 fat swine, 12 fat sheep, 2 hogheads of wine, 4 turns of beer, 2 tons of butter, 1000lbs of cheese, a complete bed, a suit of clothes, & a silver drinking cup.
v14v7 TIL that a NYC man was exonerated and released, after being held in jail for transporting child pornography, when pornstar Lupe Fuentes flew from spain to appear at his trial with her ID and passport proving her age.
4RdR TIL that your Iphone keeps a 30 day record of everywhere you have been and for how long you where there.
Wga9 TIL that before his arrest, Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán would sometimes stroll into restaurants, take peoples’ cellphones, eat a meal, then leave after paying everyone’s tabs.
WyvN TIL Steven Spielberg is the creator of the Medal of Honor series by Electronic Arts