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TIL Ancient Rome was eight times more densely populated than modern New York.

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QNL06 TIL Crows and other bird species will coat themselves in ants. Researchers aren’t sure why birds do this, but have called the process “anting”.
kGp7 TIL MLB pitcher Justin Verlander, while in high school, agreed to give his friend .1% of his eventual signing bonus in exchange for $.50 so that he could buy a chocolate milk. His signing bonus ended up being over three million dollars.
LV6v TIL that if you Google image the number 241543903 you’ll end up with picturs of heads in freezers
OjnX TIL Swedish programmer Ludvig Strigeus, the main developer of Spotify, was also the programmer that made µTorrent.
DZWe TIL there’s a ship that’s designed to turn its bow up into the air, while the rest of the ship submerges, turning it into a buoy.