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9wLjr TIL a community of escaped slaves in colonial Brazil founded their own confederated kingdom that lasted for almost 90 years, with a population of around 11,000
MD5K TIL, in 1999, a Florida man auctioned his kidney on Ebay. The post read “You can choose either kidney. Buyer pays all transplant and medical costs. Of course only one for sale, as I need the other one to live. Serious bids only.” The bids reached $5.7 million before the company abruptly ended it.
8e84G TIL that Barbed Wire was used as Telephone Line in rural America in the 19th Century
0wlbN TIL That the Vikings were the first people to arrive in Greenland in 982 AD, however they were colonized and eliminated by the Inuit from 1100 AD to 1300 AD
GAXl7 TIL: The name of the guy who doomed the world is Lee Raymond.