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TIL The Great Wall of China was reinforced with rice

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6EeYJ TIL that Oliver North solicited $10,000,000 from the Sultan of Brunei as a way around US rules on funding Contras in Nicaragua. The money never went to them, but to a Swiss businessman instead because North entered the wrong bank account number.
WaR9 TIL of “Reichstag fire”, a term used to denote a calamitous event staged by a political movement, orchestrated in a way that casts blame on their opponents, causing the opponents to be viewed with suspicion by the public. The Reichstag fire was seen as pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany.
PYVKw TIL The National Archives sells a replica of the Resolute desk for $8000.
R7MP6 TIL: Researchers hypothesize that the European Bison originated as a result of a hybrid between two other species. They refer to this hypothetical ancestor as the "Higgs Bison".
E9V TIL The Girl Scouts of the USA have a “don’t ask, don’t evangelize” policy regarding sexual orientation