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TIL There is enough stone in the Great Pyramid of Giza to build a 3 meter (9 foot) wall around France

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e0OkJ TIL that Romano Mussolini, Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini's son, became a famous jazz pianist after learning music from playing with his father. He is one of the most famous Italian jazz musicians in history.
lPdV TIL that once needing 13 liters of blood for a surgery at 13, a man by the name of James Harrison vowed to donate blood once he turned 18. It was found out that his blood contained a rare antigen which cured Rhesus disease. He has donated blood about 1,000 times and saved 2,000,000 lives.
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