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TIL that it is an ancient Celtic tribe, settled in Thrace, which founded Sardica, present-day Sofia in Bulgaria.

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4kMxb TIL King Fahd International Airport serving Dammam, Saudi Arabia is larger than the neighboring country of Bahrain.
grxP8 TIL When the 1930s musician Russ Columbo died from an accidental gunshot, his siblings went to great lengths to conceal the news from his mother, who had a heart condition. They wrote fake letters from him and used records to simulate his radio show. This continued until she died a decade later.
e0GLJ TIL the only creature that kills more humans than humans do is the mosquito
XEr56 TIL the FBI built a multi-million dollar eavesdropping tunnel under the Soviet Embassy in Washington, but never used it in the fear of getting caught, instead giving tours of it to high-security officials. It was only discovered by the Soviets when US double-agent Robert Hanssen informed them.
R7eb4 Today I learned about WRLDVW which is a new marketplace where you can buy and sell a limited supply of virtual goods associated with your name or location. For each name and location there are three virtual goods available for sale globally.