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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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pYb TIL that one way to stop an incoming asteroid from hitting earth is to paint it white.
MeAB0 TIL the cost of a Bugatti Veyron's oil change is between $20,000 to $25,000 & the cost of tires is around $38,000
W7R1L TIL that the Delano family is a prominent American family who’s members include FDR, Calvin Coolidge, Ulysses S Grant, and Hunter Thompson
d8wvQ TIL that Gerald Ford was born as Leslie King Jr. Soon after he was born, Leslie King Sr. drew a butchers knife on his wife and baby son, prompting her to move out, divorce him and remarry a paint salesman named Gerald Ford. They then decided to give the baby his name instead.
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