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TIL that all the members of the Fellowship of the Ring got a tattoo of the word “nine,” except for Gimli.

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DDEg TIL Nelson Mandela was long time friends with Moammar Gaddafi and Fidel Castro.
YpQaG TIL pinecones close when they get wet to make sure they disperse seeds on a dry day.
JYbkm TIL of a failed 1996 space rocket launch that flew directly into a village and China tried to cover up
KLK6 TIL Diet soft drinks have significantly more caffeine than their regular versions. Diet Coke for example, has 30% more caffeine that regular Coke.
WkwEB TIL A 40,000-year-old bracelet was found in Siberia. It was made by an extinct human species called Denisovans. Homosapians did not produce bracelets of this technical sophistication until 10,000 years ago. It is one of the oldest pieces of jewellery ever discovered.