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TIL London has $248 billion in gold stored in sprawling vaults that contain a fifth of all gold held by the world’s governments.

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awK4Z TIL venomous snakes such as rattlesnakes are used in religious ceremonies in the US, resulting in multiple deaths
R7GRw TIL about "Moyenne Island" a small uninhabited island in Seychelles which one Brendon Grimshaw bought for £8,000 in 1962. With help from a partner, Rene Antoine Lafortune, Grimshaw transported and bred roughly 120 tortoises onto the island which is now the worlds smallest national park
Z8Rlo TIL Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron is the largest freshwater island in the world. Covering 2,766 square kilometres or 0.0003% of Canada's landmass.
W7R6B TIL that Instead of toilet paper, Ancient Roman used a sponge on the end of a long stick that was shared by everyone in the community. This device was called a Tersorium. When not is use the stick stayed in a bucket of heavily salted seawater in the communial bathroom.
9YxnB TIL of the Friendship paradox, a phenomena that was first observed in 1991. On average, most people have fewer friends than their friends have. At the same time they believe they have more friends than their friends have