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TIL there’s enough gold in Earth’s core to coat its surface in 1.5 feet.

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VBVlG TIL Hitler's naval chief Erich Raeder sent an officer to follow the former Minister of War (Werner von Blomberg) around on his honeymoon in Italy and 'persistently' try to convince Von Blomberg to commit suicide.
LQ14m TIL Rhinoplasty(nose reconstruction surgery) has been performed since 3000 BC in Egypt, and a 600 BC Indian technique using a flap of skin from the cheek to reconstruct the nose is still in use today.
51aD TIL that there was a nearly identical case to the Ferguson case involving a white unarmed kid and a black cop around three months ago
0wmLv TIL a standard NASA space suit costs a staggering 12 million $. It is capable of protecting the astronaut from temperatures ranging from −156 °C (−249 °F) to 121 °C (250 °F).
ErvP TIL that after 200 women in India attacked and killed a serial rapist, the five women who were originally arrested got released when every woman from their slum claimed responsibility.