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TIL that the film ‘The Wolf of Wallstreet’ was allegedly financed by corrupt Malaysian government money, according to US Justice Department lawsuit

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9YYPQ TIL that in 2014, Assyriology specialist Dr Irving Finkel translated a cuneiform tablet that predates the Bible, which described a flood, much like the story of Noah. However, this story described the ark not as oblong, but round in shape.
M7GEb TIL that Canada’s coastline (202,080 km) which is the world’s longest is at least 3.5 times the length of Indonesia’s (54,716 km)
VBYJG TIL that reserve parachutes are packed by a FAA certified rigger who goes through a deliberate step-by-step process which can take over an hour.
oRk5L TIL there are between 5 and 8 language isolates in the whole of Eurasia. In New Guinea and surrounding Papuan islands, there are up to 37 of them.
dWVd TIL that an 18-year-old Florida girl is serving 2 years under house arrest for having a lesbian relationship with her 15-year-old girlfriend.