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TIL that Roman gladiators were overweight (NOT muscle-bound) and ate mostly vegetarian diets

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JYXYm TIL that when holocaust survivors were given candy/food by the allied troops upon liberation, many died on the spot (or soon after) due to re-feeding syndrome
M7kVm TIL that a Swedish woman found her missing wedding ring, lost in 1995, wrapped around a carrot which she picked from her garden in 2012.
neJOo TIL of the Great Green Wall of Africa (or the Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel) being planted to combat the expansion of the Sahara Desert. Originally proposed in 1954 it is approximately 15% completed and will span 8,000 km across all of the African continent.
awRGL TIL Russell Crowe, a New Zealand actor and film producer, is the only non-Australian to be featured on an Australian stamp other than Queen Elizabeth II of England, and was featured twice. He has also been rejected in his bid to become an Australian citizen twice.
d1XB TIL that upon learning of Hicks death in Aliens 3, Michael Biehn demanded and received almost as much money for the use of his likeness in one scene as he had been paid for his entire role in Aliens.