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TIL that if a billiard ball and the earth were the same size, earth would be smoother than the ball

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0D4M TIL that during WWII, King Christian X of Denmark was one of the only rulers of an occupied country who refused to go into exile for his own safety. He took daily rides through Copenhagen unattended to show he was not afraid.
Z1a TIL that John Smith, before Jamestown, was a trader, pirate, slave, mercenary, knight and had won three duels. He had been to (at least) modern day Romania, Hungary, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Spain, North Africa, England and the Americas all by the age of 27.
5YVmD TIL That Christian Bale based his portrayal of Patrick Bateman on this interview of Tom Cruise on the Letterman Show because he “had this very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes.”
JY9av TIL the Portland, OR suburb of Vancouver was named after George Vancouver, whose grave is made from Portland stone.
gMNpy TIL A rapper called Mac is serving 30 years in prison for manslaughter. In 2001, the prosecutors based their case on the lyrics of his songs and he was convicted although someone else confessed to the murder. Since then, four eyewitnesses said they were coerced by prosecution to testify.