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TIL The Romans DESTROYED a mountain…for gold.

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x6B7g TIL dogs have unique ‘nose prints,’ just like human thumbprints. Each is unique to the dog, not even the breed.
4XrkX TIL Alexander The Great Made his Troops Carry Licorice Root to help Quench Thirst
wPeM TIL that 50 years ago, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset w/ their government that they elected a female rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest. She was the top vote getter w/ over 100,000 votes.
LkBkr TIL Proxima Centuauri, the nearest-known star to the Sun, is 4.244 lightyears (about 40.15 trillion kilometres or 24.95 trillion miles) away from it.
xV17D TIL J.K. Rowling was the youngest self-made female billionaire