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TIL all English-language Wikipedia articles amount to just 44 GB – and they have it conveniently available for download.

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lokZ7 TIL that there was a full movie theater with a bar, concessions, seats, and movie screen in an underground catacomb of Paris. (
Wk1eA TIL, the earliest form of smallpox immunization was used in China in the 1500’s. Doctors would take ground up scabs from people with mild cases of the disease, and blow the material into their nostrils. This lead to a mild version of the disease which had a mortality rate of ~2%.(20-30%if untreated)
awpMN TIL a popular dish in Scotland is a frozen pizza folded in half, dipped in batter and deep fried. It is usually served with salt and vinegar.
8aG TIL filmmaker Theo van Gogh (who shared his name with his great-grandfather, Vincent van Gogh’s brother) was assassinated for openly criticizing Islam
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