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TIL that the Colosseum in Rome was built with by Emperor Vespasian with the spoils of the looted second Temple

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rmy4 TIL of the youngest execution by the US government. George Stinney was executed at 14 years old for murder. The electric chair cap didn’t fit his small head and he had to use a bible as a booster seat.
OoRe TIL that there is a mathematical formula that when graphed, produces an image of the formula itself
W9l9 TIL that Benjamin Netanyahu said the 9/11 attacks were beneficial to Israel because it ‘swung American public opinion.’
Ooj4e TIL that there is s fungus called xylaria polymorpha which looks like dead man fingers protruding from the ground.
wJX6 TIL that a crew member on the Disney Wonder disappeared in the middle of the cruise and has never been seen again despite credit card activity after her disappearance