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TIL the Ancient Romans would flood the Colosseum to re-enact sea battles

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v1XJK TIL RPG doesn’t actually stand for rocket-propelled grenade instead it actually stands for “Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomyot” which translates to “Hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher”
mxNKy TIL that the Finnish island of Aaland threatened to leave the EU if they were not permitted to continue to use and sell a tobacco product called ‘Snus.’ Snus is considered a major source of income for the island and part of their national heritage.
kOvx5 TIL one of the animators from Robot Chicken (and PES) uses a modified NES Power Glove as a custom animation tool
Mgg7 TIL that during Prohibition, the US government killed over 10,000 citizens when it deliberately poisoned industrial grain alcohols to deter drinking.
ne0B7 TIL Mali discovered America ~180 years before Columbus.