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TIL Beverly Hills High School had oil wells right on campus that closed in 2017, but had previously generated royalties of up to $300k a year for the school

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GJbg TIL that Finland is the only country that did not default on its debts from World War One. It continued to pay the United States until the last of its debt was discharged in 1976.
lEPr TIL a British soldier once won the Victoria cross for attacking the enemy with beer bottles during the 1950 Korean war.
R0ml TIL …that Al Qaeda targets and kills more Muslims than anyone else…
Z8MNG TIL the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica is located in Illinois. Covering 13 acres, its footprint is comparible in size to that of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
EgyEd TIL humans ability to digest milk and other dairy products and survive on a vegetable-heavy diet only emerged about 6,000 years ago. Before that, they were meat-eaters.