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TIL the count of monte cristo is based on the life of Pierre Picaud, who was betrayed by three of his friends, went to prison, escaped and took revenge against his traitor friends

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xV1Mw TIL the Three Gorges Dam in China is so massive it has slowed the rotation of the Earth
j6eYp TIL about Angus MacCaskill. Guinness Book of World Records stated he was the strongest man who ever lived, tallest non-pathological giant in recorded history, largest true giant to ever have lived, and the man with the largest chest measurements of any non-obese man.
OoVAR As well as extroverts and introverts, there are "ambiverts" who lie somewhere in the middle and actually, researchers predict about two-thirds of us are ambiverts.
KOD66 TIL LEGO has a secure, temperature- and humidity-controlled, fireproof underground vault in Denmark that contains every LEGO set ever made.
vQw7 TIL Sean Connery wore a hairpiece for every James Bond movie, as he began balding at age 21