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TIL Zimbabwe’s bank balance was $217 at the start of 2013

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DQ56p TIL the Largest Train Robbery in U.S. History occurred in Suburban Chicago in 1924. During "The Rondout Train Robbery" in Lake County, IL over $2 Million Dollars ($35 Million in 2023) was stolen from a Mail Train's Clerks by the Newton Boys and their accomplices, which included a Postal Inspector.
vgjr TIL: USA Has Been At War 223 Out of 240 Years – Since 1776 i.e. USA has been at peace for in total 17 years since it’s birth.
4MN5 TIL that you can tell identical twin babies apart from their navels, since navel is a scar and thus they’re different.
Z8864 Flashbacks do occur, but very rarely.
PrLG TIL plants can ‘hear’ flowing water: plant roots seek out buried pipes through which water flows even if the exterior of the pipe is dry