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TIL that Leicester City Council in England was forced to admit that it was 'not ready' for a zombie invasion by a concerned citizen.

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VBd5Z TIL that, by 1730, on the Philadelphia commodities exchange, the listed price of saffron was equal to that of gold
NXXg1 Til that: In the Middle ages, the "shrew's fiddle" was used to punish people who were caught bickering. The "Double Fiddle" attached to two people together face-to-face, forcing them to talk to each other. They were not released until the argument had been resolved.
wLlVY TIL the salary of the President of Laos is $1,600.
awVr0 TIL Sloths can die of exhaustion when eating too much because they will use up all their energy digesting food in their stomach, before any of the food can provide them with more energy
6ELWm TIL that in 2006, dozens of wives and girlfriends of gang members from Pereira Columbia started a “no sex” strike to force gang members to turn in their weapons with the goal of curbing gang violence. In 2010, the city’s murder rate saw the steepest decline in Colombia, down by 26.5%.