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TIL the 8 billionth person will most likely be born in 2027

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V8G8 TIL the battle of Cannae (216BCE) is one of the greatest tactical victories in military history and Rome’s worst defeat. With 50,000 men Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca encircled and destroyed a Roman army of 86,000, killing 75,000 and capturing 10,000. Hannibal suffered only 4,000 casualties.
1aPP TIL an ancient Roman poem was deemed so explicit that a full English translation was not openly released until the late twentieth century. The offending line? “I will sodomize you and face-fuck you”.
y71J TIL that every Friday 8.2 percent of Norwegian households eat tacos – “Taco Friday” is one of the most well-known meal traditions in the country
W7NwY TIL Powdered sugar can be used to treat hemorrhoids
loDXB TIL That the Voice Actor Who plays Master Chief in Halo has a Radio show