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TIL the richest source of silver in the history of mankind was the Cerro Rico de Potosí in the Andes. Between the 16th and 18th century, 80% of the world's silver supply came out of this mine.

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VM1jp TIL Jeffery Dahmer was pulled over in 1978 on suspicion of DUI while trying to dispose of his first victim. A garbage bag containing the dismembered body was in plain view of the police officer. Dahmer talked his way out of trouble and was let go.
b9aw7 TIL the Senkwekwe Center in Congo is the world’s only facility specifically created to care for orphaned mountain gorillas. Named after a family of gorillas that were brutally murdered in 2007, it is the only place in the world where mountain gorillas have been documented to thrive in captivity.
Lkwd0 TIL that the name Daisy is short for Margaret
4Xbkb TIL: Naomi Parker Fraley was the most likely inspiration for the WWII poster, "We Can Do It!" The image is thought to have been inspired by a photograph taken of Fraley, operating a machine-tool at the Navel Air Station Alameda, where she worked on aircraft assembly. Fraley died in 2018, aged 96.
X0mbr TIL that Julius Fucik wrote the "Entrance of the Gladiators" as a military march for the imperial Czech army, he was inspired by bloody Roman gladiatorial fighting. Today it is know for being the entrance music for clowns at the circus.