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TIL the Moolah Shriners are freemasons

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9YXZB TIL 74 soldiers brought down the Broughton Suspension Bridge in 1831 by humorously whistling and marching in step.
0wERR TIL that more than 100 tons of space dust falls to Earth every single day. They are tiny (50 µm to 2 mm) meteoroids that survived entry through the Earth's atmosphere. Some land on our rooftops as well and can be captured using a strong magnet placed in the rain gutter.
oY7K TIL the King of Saudi Arabia has been holding four of his daughters hostage for nearly 13 years. They have been deprived of food and water and are being physically and psychologically tortured.
XEXYD TIL Mexican drug cartels are fighting over a multi-billion avocado industry.
KO8a TIL Napolean Bonaparte’s invasion of Egypt in 1798 is a large part why we know so much about Ancient Egypt. He brought a team of 160 scientists, astronomers, engineers, architects, artists, interpreters, and printers to record and document what he found.