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TIL that Roman mining activities in mid 200 BCE polluted European air so heavily that its traces can still be detected in ice cores

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WQAd TIL that Pixar accidentally deleted Toy Story 2 off their servers. The project was saved by an employee who had the data at her home.
YpMJB TIL Thailand used to have a prison called "Khuk Khi Kai," or "Chicken poop prison." The first floor of the prison contained prisoners, and the second floor was a large chicken coop. The grated floor ensured that prisoners were constantly subjected to chicken poop.
KOXdQ TIL A bank robber hired decoys on Craigslist and escaped down a creek on a Inner tube
vBRR TIL of Mexican singer Chalino Sánchez failed assassination attempt on. In 1992 while he was performing at a club, a patron came up to the stage, pulled a gun, and shot Sánchez in the side. Sánchez immediately pulled a gun of his own and returned fire, the would-be killer was shot to death.
yybw TIL Hugh Hefner, scrapbooking every saturday since high school, has 2685 books completely archiving his life (world record). He says scrapbooking helped him reinvent his life to be more interesting.