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TIL that a falling meteorite came within feet of a skydiver during the jump and caught it on video

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N7O7J TIL Dennis Rodman’s dad had 29 children by 16 different women and his first name was “Philander”
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edk6 TIL that Crassus, a Roman general and also one of the richest men in history, used to purchase buildings on fire for a very low price and then put the fires out with his trained army of 500 slaves and rebuild them. If the owners refused to sell their property, he would not engage in firefighting.
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