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TIL there is an 800sq mi chunk of land between Egypt and Sudan that is claimed by nobody

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rlLM TIL of the Solomon curve. The safest speed to travel at is five miles over the speed limit.
kJo94 TIL Henry Winkler, Carrie Fisher, Elvis Presley all turned down roles in the 1978 movie Grease; Andy Warhol was prevented from appearing in it.
xGy0 TIL that there is a theory by reputable physicists that the universe is made up of one electron that is moving forward and backward in time.
Q4Dd TIL Roman sling bullets sometimes had things written on them, such as “Ouch!”, “Catch!” and “I seek Pompey’s asshole”
JYQbv TIL about Henry Berry Lowrie. Lowrie was born to a mixed-race family during the civil war, and in 1865, saw his family executed for owning weapons. He led a gang of Indians, African-Americans, and white men, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. He disappeared at 27, and was never caught.