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TIL the first eyeglasses were made in Central Italy around the year 1290 (the exact date is debated),

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x8x5 TIL the Soviet Union closed down many churches and reopened them as Museums of Atheism dedicated to scientific education and anti-religious exhibitions
K4WG TIL According to estimates 100.8 billion people have died before us.
R71Ml TIL that fictional vigilante serial-killer and protagonist of hit series ‘Dexter’ used the pseudonym ‘Patrick Bateman’: the name of the serial-killer protagonist of the novel and film “American Psycho”
rNvd TIL That the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland were actually good for the environment, as the volcano emitted much less CO2 per day than the planes it grounded.
VX4G TIL that a real man named Walter White was arrested for trafficking and manufacturing of methamphetamine.