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TIL during the French Revolution, Notre-Dame was used as a warehouse and religious items were destroyed or removed

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N7ayN TIl Norway only spend 3% of their oil fund a year. Because they are saving for the next generation
neOBP TIL about the Second Congo War, the deadliest conflict since World War II. Nine African countries and around twenty-five armed groups became involved in the war, with casualties ranging from 2.7 to 5.4 million deaths.
6VZm TIL that bronze is generally harder than iron. The Bronze Age didn’t give way to the Iron Age because iron weaponry was superior; rather, iron was more plentiful and easier to work with.
1aOM7 TIL That the CIA not only tried to assassinate Fidel Castro literally but also tried their hand in character assassination including using thallium salts to attempt to destroy his famous beard
9wlmr TIL in 2008 Daniel Hoevels, a German actor, accidentally cut his own throat on stage in a “suicide scene” when he was given a real knife by mistake.