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TIL: The United States of America has more Olympic gold medals than any other country has total medals

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GYr11 TIL: Penguins have an organ above their eyes that converts seawater to freshwater
neO6W TIL about Marcus Licinius Crassus, an ancient Roman who was the richest man in his time in history. He gained his wealth largely through slaves, politics, and real estate. In mockery of his greed, melted gold was poured in his mouth after his death.
aMNL TIL that in 1763, a vigilante group, the Paxton Boys, massacred the Conestoga indian tribe, near Lancaster Pennsylvania. The few native american survivors were put in jail as protective custody, the jail was broken into and the indians were slaughtered.
J15B TIL that a Soviet NKVD executioner personally killed 7000 Polish officers over a 28 day period with a pistol, working 10 hours per night and averaging a person every three minutes. He personally accounted for almost one third of the Katyn Massacre.
Lk48V TIL the 1989 Beastie Boys album "Paul’s Boutique" was created before copyright law for sampling was well established and it would cost at least $20 million to clear the samples if it were released today