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TIL: Over the past two centuries, Singapore’s land area has expanded by a 25% – from 58,150 to 71,910 hectares (or 578 to 719 sq km).1 This gradual increase in land surface is not because of tectonic movements but rather the miracle of a man-made engineering feat known as land reclamation.

ZpXgR TIL that after 5 years undercover in the Mafia, Joseph Pistone (aka “Donnie Brasco”) earned a $500 bonus from the FBI and a $500,000 kill bounty ($1.7M today) from the Mob
e69D TIL that racism and homophobia are scientifically linked to lower IQs
N7Jdb Til that there is an anime adaptation of 'The Count of Monte Cristo'
Bdvr TIL Ancient Romans would sell themselves into slavery rather than pay taxes.
9wMGp TIL in 1966 Woody Allen boxed a kangaroo on British TV