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TIL that when Montenegro became independent from Yugoslavia, its internet domain name went from .yu to .me

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l7gY5 TIL that the Colosseum in Rome once had 80 entrances - 4 of which were reserved for the emperors, senators, and people of high order. The other 76 were general entrances for spectators. Today, the Colosseum has only 3 entrances.
8b4X TIL that your pupils can expand by as much as 45% when looking at someone you love
8aBZK TIL that “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper is a cover, and was originally written and recorded by George Hazard in 1979
5Y78r TIL about the “Oh-My-God” particle, which, on the night of October 15, 1991, streaked across the Utah sky traveling at 99.99999999999999999999951% the speed of light with 320 exa-electron volts (EeV) of energy
5gbD TIL Michael Keaton is a screen name, his legal name is still Michael Douglas, but can’t be used due to SAG rules.