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TIL it's impossible to explain how to lace shoes without demonstrating it visually. It's called tacit knowledge.

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jjMv TIL the best paid sportsman of all-time was the Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles. Before retiring in 146 AD, Diocles had won 1,462 races, resulting in winning over 35,863,120 sesterces in prize-money. By today’s standards, that last figure would cash out to about $15 billion.
pY0mZ TIL That in the aftermath of the Spanish-American war, Spain sold the Phillippines to the United States for $20 million.
dDEL8 TIL that “The Prince”, the political Treatise which originated the concepts of Machiavellianism, is believed by some to be a satire, as it contradicts Machiavelli’s other writings.
aWpb TIL that Paulo Coelho supports The Pirate Bay and offered to be a witness in the 2009 trial. His comment: “a person who does not share is not only selfish, but bitter and alone.”
16yP7 TIL that Westminster Palace, the home of both Chambers of British Parliament is home to no less than 30 bars that are subsidized by the taxpayers