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TIL that during the 17th century, tulips became so valuable in the Netherlands that they were worth more than gold, leading to the first economic bubble known as 'Tulip Mania.'”

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wLgJo TIL that one can, after surgery, have their amputated limbs, digits, etc. cremated after surgery and bring it/them home.
NAe TIL that Genghis Khan believed he was a punishment sent from God to the people he conquered
jjMv TIL the best paid sportsman of all-time was the Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles. Before retiring in 146 AD, Diocles had won 1,462 races, resulting in winning over 35,863,120 sesterces in prize-money. By today’s standards, that last figure would cash out to about $15 billion.
x6ry0 TIL that First Lady of the United States does not have to be the President’s wife and other women have held the title when the President was a widower or single. Most commonly a daughter, niece, or sister of the President.
p8Jn4 TIL about Rachele Gilmore, an understudy in the Metropolitan Opera. With only a couple hours notice, she was told she would be making her debut in Offenbach's "Les Contes Hoffman". That night she hit an A-flat above high C, breaking the record for highest note ever sung at the Met.