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TIL Jessica Alba was kidnapped at the age of 15, and was found tied up in the trunk of an abandoned car

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KO1jw TIL Democratic Republic of Congo completed its $22m National Museum in 2019. It is hoped the collection will be expanded with items taken abroad during the colonial era. In 2018, a landmark French report called for thousands of artefacts to be returned to Africa
6EeQZ TIL it is illegal to own only one guinea pig in Switzerland. Not having another of their own to interact makes guinea pigs victims of animal cruelty as per the Swiss government. There are various pet ownership laws on other animals too, including cats, fishes, and parrots.
e04d5 TIL about Euler's disk, which can spin for an absurdly long time, and seemingly defy gravity by increasing its axial precession as it decreases it's azimuthal rotation.
41m5 TIL William James Sidis had an IQ that was believed to be between 250 and 300. At eighteen months old he could read The New York Times, at two he taught himself Latin, at three he learned Greek. By the time he was an adult he could speak more than forty languages and dialects.
kJ8jE TIL India is the largest exporter of generic medicines in the world, accounting for a massive global export volume.