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TIL of the 3400 years of recorded history, only 268 are considered peaceful.

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gGy9 TIL Single Men Wash Their Sheets on Average Four Times per Year
rRP6o TIL that NBC hired a chimpanzee to co-anchor, 'The Today Show' in the 1950's due to declining ratings. The chimp-human duo was a smash hit, and earned NBC an estimated 100 million dollars over his six years on the show.
awRg9 TIL that Columbia Pictures' contract with the Three Stooges shut the actors out of royalties. Instead, despite headlining in 190 comedy shorts, the Stooges made much of their money doing live shows. When show business slowed down, lead Stooge Moe Howard sold real estate.
wL4nE TIL of Oland, an island in Germany with a population of only 16 people. Storms flood Oland every week during winter. It has a railway track which was built in 1923 and it takes 20 minutes for Olanders to reach the mainland through it.
v6g7 TIL over 2 million women were raped by the Russian Army after the fall of Nazi Germany.