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TIL People who drive Hummers get 5 times more tickets than a regular driver

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8ekYP TIL that Inca Ruins in Sacsayhuamán - Peru was built in 14th Century with Limestone blocks those weight vary from 128 to 200 tonnes. These stones were moved from an estimated 22 miles away. Stones are so precisely spaced that a single piece of paper will still not fit between many of the them.
jNXp TIL that a man once fought of a bear attack by himself, was buried in a shallow grave by his peers, but regained consciousness with grave wounds and Trekked 200 miles through the wilderness without equipment whilst wearing the bear’s pelt for warmth.
8a7bG TIL that in 2004, a comedian went on television posing as a Dow Chemical executive, taking responsibility for the Bhopal chemical disaster, and promising $12 billion in compensation to victims. Dow immediately denied the promise and apology, but their stock value dropped by $2 billion in 23 minutes.
ZpAjG TIL that in the late 19th Century, German immigrants were among the first to cultivate oranges in California and on the West Coast, forever transforming the agriculture and economy of that region of the United States.
4k10N TIL General James Wilkinson was a high-ranking U.S. officer during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Years after his death, historians in Spain uncovered proof he had been a Spanish spy—prompting Teddy Roosevelt to say, “In all our history, there is no more despicable character.”