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TIL that the total value of all the gold owned in the world is only slightly less than the total value of all stocks ($18 trillion vs $22 trillion, respectively)

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yQ7wX TIL the biggest maritime evacuation in history was not Dunkirk, but the 9/11 boatlifts. Boats evacuated almost half a million from Manhattan island within nine hours following the September 11th attacks.
loVG TIL that Boston University has a “People Watching Club.” Members of the club meet at a different location once a week and stare at strangers.
BgpPd TIL "Below the fold" is referring to the bottom half of a newspaper.
bgv0 TIL Bejeweled also originated in Russia, just like Tetris.
4Xr8J TIL there's a surviving text of an 1121 law in Baghdad requiring all Jewish women to wear at all times: 1 yellow star on their head, 1 yellow star on their neck, a necklace w/ a lead plaque that said "Dhimmi" (ie "non-Muslim"), 1 red shoe, 1 black shoe & a bell on their neck or their shoes