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TIL that Christopher Lee reads the Lord of the Rings trilogy at least once per year.

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grOeA TIL that a Schandmantel was a torture device fashioned from wood and sometimes metal. Victims were made to wear this device in public where they would be insulted, humiliated and have rotten vegetables thrown at them. The Schandmantel was mostly used as punishment for poachers and prostitutes
Bdvr TIL Ancient Romans would sell themselves into slavery rather than pay taxes.
0wgy1 TIL the CIA planned a false flag attack to justify war with Cuba but was rejected by JFK.
QJoXM TIL an Atlas nuclear missile silo in Kansas was converted to luxury condos for survivalists
m145x TIL The discovery of a mummy in a golden coffin in Pakistan in 2000 caused a diplomatic incident between Iran, Pakistan and the taliban who claimed ownership of "the persian princess". A Pakistani scientist determined that the woman died getting hit by a car and a rug in her coffin was made in 1996