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TIL that, in the years it was an active sporting arena, about half a million people (gladiators) and a million animals died fighting for spectacle at the Roman Colosseum.

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aw8WZ TIL University of Michigan researchers discovered that far fewer couples who drank together reported negative attitudes toward their marriage. The study found that when one partner drank while the other abstained, marital dissatisfaction spiked.
Bg8Qy TIL that there ist an ongoing armed conflict in West Papua since 1963 with at least 100,000 deaths
V90D TIL - 100% of Iceland’s population has the internet, the only country in the world.
1aLyr TIL that after being caught driving at 290km/h (180mph) in Switzerland, a man was fined $1,000,000, the most expensive speeding ticket ever given. He was driving so quickly that several older-model speed cameras were unable to detect him. The driver claimed that his cars speedometer was broken.
rRmB0 TIL the Vatican has noted that gluten-free wafers cannot be used in holy communion