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TIL that the name ‘Jessica’ was created by Shakespeare in 1596

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oBlQA TIL Finland is the only country in the world with regulated 10-month emergency supply of critical medical equipment, medicine, energy and more
EggoX TiL of the existence of the "Prado" Mona Lisa, a copy of the famous work believed to have been painted by one of Da Vinci's students simultaneously as Da Vinci painted the original.
x6av0 TIL that the chocolate makers J.S. Fry & Sons had a famous advert featuring a crying boy who becomes happy after having chocolate. The boy was actually forced to cry after having an ammonia soaked cloth wrapped around his neck by his dad, who then took a photograph of this used in the advert.
6EGZl TIL the Israeli forces built the Bar Lev Line on the Suez Canal, costing $300 million and was expected to be a “graveyard for Egyptian troops”, as it would take at least 24-48 hours to be breached. On 6 October 1973, armed with a few 100 water cannons, the Egyptians breached it in less than 2 hours.
69omJ TIL following Usain Bolt's achievement of a new 100 m world record at the 2009 Berlin World Championships, the mayor of Berlin presented him with a 12-foot-long, 6,000-pound piece of the Berlin Wall. Bolt accepted the gift and it is now on display at the Jamaica Military Museum.