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Til that the Human population dropped to as low as 40 breeding adult couples

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OopQY TIL about Stephane Breitwieser, an art thief who stole 1.4 billion dollars worth of art. He never sold any of the art, he was an avid art fan and hung them in his house
BrQwk TIL Morocco was the first country to formally recognize the United States
4kNQw TIL of John Dixwell who was one of the regicides who carried out the execution of King Charles I. Dixwell’s suspicions of the sham pardon later offered to him were proved correct, when a death warrant was issued. He would evade capture, dying in his 80’s in Connecticut.
pPgb TIL that the US and the USSR’s only direct military confrontation happened in October 1944, over the serbian town of Niš. It is considered top secret by both governments, and the exact number of casualties is unkown.
VMkd8 TIL during the Korean War, a British soldier led a series of grenade-hurling assaults against waves of Chinese soldiers attacking his post. When he ran out of grenades, he began hurling beer bottles, giving his unit enough time to retreat, and stood his ground until he ran out of things to throw.