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TIL that every number is the sum of three palindromes

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epWd5 TIL Dalmatians became associated with firehouses in the 18th and 19th centuries because of their ability to protect firefighting horses, fend off street dogs, clear the way with barking, and guard the equipment.
Rb6Q TIL that Guy Fawkes’ assassination attempt was not for political ideologies but mainly for religious ones
W6Od TIL 1 ton of discarded cell phones will yield more gold than 1 ton of gold ore.
yyNp TIL: that an entire operation theatre from the 1700’s was discovered in the roof of a London church in the 1950’s. The entrance had been walled up and the room undisturbed. The operating table has cuts in it left from amputations and other procedures.
X0EWr TIL: In 1990s, some Chinese villages grew economically by widespread selling of blood, leading to many HIV deaths