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TIL Sharks have existed longer than trees

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GYoZQ TIL that notorious bank robber, Pretty Boy Floyd, allegedly destroyed mortgage documents at the banks he robbed. This meant that many debts were "erased."
GAPWQ TIL Via Transilvanica hiking trail in Romania is probably the longest outdoor art exhibition in the world. The path is 1400km long and for each kilometer there is an andesite stone bollard marking the trail, each one hand-sculpted with a unique design.
LVDV TIL when he was 12 years old, Fidel Castro wrote a letter to Franklin Roosevelt. He asked him for a $10 dollar bill because he had never seen one before.
ojVr TIL that in 1930 on the news bulletin the BBC reported that “There is no news” and instead played piano music
4XMlJ TIL that to promote Windows 7's launch in 2009, Burger King in Japan released the Windows 7 Whopper, which had 7 patties totaling over 1,000 kcal and weighing 2.2 lb (1 kg). Originally planned to be sold for only 7 days, unexpected popularity led to its available period being extended to 16 days.