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TIL: Spain is the world's second largest exporter of bricks

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d8B8Z TIL President Theodore Roosevelt was such a loud snorer that during his hospital stays he had a whole floor to himself so the other patients could sleep
j6bAn TIL researchers discovered that a single 2×2 LEGO brick can handle 950 pounds of force in a hydraulic press before breaking
GYkMN TIL that Victor Hugo visited prostitutes so frequently that during his funeral, almost all the brothels in Paris closed to mourn their best client.
VBVE0 TIL There are more than 150 dog breeds, divided into 8 classes: sporting, hound, working, terrier, toy, non-sporting, herding, and miscellaneous
7dPr TIL that technically a diamond will not last forever; given enough time, a diamond will decay into graphite