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TIL Vladimir Putin pocketed one of Robert Kraft’s three Super Bowl rings when they met in 2005. It’s still not clear if it really was intended as a gift or not.

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yQRZX TIL Norway discovered oil in its country 40 years ago. Knowing the oil would eventually run out, they chose to invest it in a sovereign wealth fund. It is one of the most profitable funds in the world - valued at over $1.3 trillion - enough to self sustain the county for many years.
9YNap TIL that executed labor leader and song writer Joe Hill had his ashes seized by the US federal government on Oct 8, 1917. The ashes were held for 71 years as they were seen as subversive
OoNEe TIL That during the Vietnam War, although 30-40K Americans dodged the draft in Canada, 30K Canadians volunteered to fight for the US in the Vietnam War. One even won the Congressional Medal of Honor.
69yZm TIL about the Meat-Shaped Stone - a Chinese sculpture carved from banded jasper during the Qing Dynasty and made to look like Dongpo pork - a popular Chinese dish.
EgEL0 TIL: In 1666, the plague-infested village of Eyam quarantined itself inside a marked circle for 14 months. Neighboring communities left food at the edge of the circle in exchange for disinfected coins. 80% of the people died, but no one crossed the circle.