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TIL Alfred Nobel considered naming dynamite "Nobel's Safety Powder"

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XEWRR TIL the Megatherium or giant Sloth was the largest bipedal mammal in the history of the earth
QJD8X TIL that Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble. Additionally, it had a greater capacity (50 000) in 144 AD than today (45 000)
ZYno TIL an orphan from Uganda, who spent his youth as a human scarecrow on his abusive uncle’s farm, ran away at 14. With the help of a charity called YES Uganda, he has since earned 2 degrees, started a biotech company, founded a non-profit, and given a talk at TED.
5ExP TIL that, by law, all bars in Indiana are required to sell soup.
RkXl TIL that kangaroos in Australia were responsible for crop circles after consuming opium and hopping around in circles.