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TIL… Canada has ZERO (0) tonnes of Gold reserves

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dbdE TIL that Bea Arthur (Dorothy from The Golden Girls) was a truck-driving Marine in World War II, before finding fame as an actress and singer.
kJ8m TIL New York Times author Timothy O'Brien wrote that Donald Trump “only” had 250 million dollars, so Trump sued him for five billion.
rZGy TIL after escaping an Australian prison, 6 starving convicts cannibalized the dying men 1 by 1 til the last survivor was captured. He escaped jail again with 1 man, then killed & ate him despite having other food left, saying human meat was “delicious” & better than fish or pork
LjbZ TIL that the word “Quiz” was created by a Dublin theatre proprietor made a bet that he could make a nonsense word known throughout the city, and that the public would supply a meaning for it.
ARp7 TIL that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was elected with 100% of the votes. The ballot listed only him. Citizens are allowed to cross out his name and write in a new one, but they must step outside the election booth to do so, and write down the new name in front of election officials.