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TIL that in Ancient Greece, the famed slingshot mercenaries from Rhodes would often carve taunting messages into their rock projectiles, much like those written on modern-day bombs.

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wL5g7 TIL in 2016, 'Getty Images' sold some of the 100,000+ photos that had been donated, royalty-free, to the Library of Congress by the original photographer and Getty Images then demanded payment from the photographer, for using the photos she owned. She sued them (unsuccessfully) for over $1 billion.
YjeA TIL that Hitler had a sister, Paula, who chose to believe that Hitler was not responsible for the Holocaust.
ZlgD TIL the steel used in the US to make structural beams, plates and reinforcing bars is nearly 100% recycled. Employing 1 metric ton (1000kgs) of recycled steel saves the need for the extraction and use of 1.1 metric tons of iron ore, 630 kilograms of coal, and 55 kilograms of limestone.
6X4Q TIL that chewing gum can raise your metabolism rate up to 20%
N6kP TIL Frank Gusenberg, who was shot fourteen times during the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre, when asked by the police who shot him replied “Nobody shot me.”