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TIL there is more gold in the Earth than silver, mercury, iodine, and uranium combined.

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gWeW TIL that Danny Trejo often chooses to play bad guys to teach younger audiences that bad guys often die or go to prison, and that one should try to live a decent life.
7KGx TIL The 1908 Olympics was hosted in London after being relocated from Rome after Mount Vesuvius erupted. It was also the longest Olympics lasting for 6 months and 4 days.
wLBoP TIL The show Friends still makes $1 billion a year for Warner Bros. and each of the main cast members makes $20 million
pYjwA TIL that in the Victorian Era, it was customary to phototheraph the dead as if they were alive, to create a final memento and to help grieving families cope with loss, as it was often the only opportunity to have a photograph of a loved one.
E1rY7 TIL An group of archaeologists have found trousers—worn between 3K and 3.3K yrs ago—in a tomb in W China. The trousers were invented for horse riding by Chinese pastoralists and are the oldest known examples of this kind of apparel. The trousers are formed from three separately woven pieces.