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TIL Greenland is part of North America

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awvJM TIL Gladiators didn't normally fight to the death, as they were too expensive to prepare and maintain, making it to risky of a business to sustain. For there to be a fight to the death, a sponsor would have to pay extra and also compensate the lanista for the lost gladiator.
epOW4 TIL Mushrooms are more closely related to animals than plants
b9ZaE TIL Castle Stairs always go clockwise (bottom to top) to give the owner an advantage in a sword fight
E1pmX TIL That Sean Connery's Son Jason Played Ian Fleming in a Biopic
JRW8 TIL that Facebook’s first annual Hacker Cup coding challenge was won by a programmer at Google. He showed up at Facebook headquarters to collect his prize while wearing his Google employee badge.