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TIL Even in ancient statues Atlas is carrying a round world.

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LknXr TIL the average Philadelphian consumes twelve times as many pretzels as the national average
ZKQD TIL Among the 561 Nobel prize awarded between 1901 and 2013, 2 have been declined. Jean Paul Sartre (litterature) because he would refuse any kind of official honors, and Le Duc Tho (peace) because he thought peace wasn’t yet achieved in his country.
jNNWM There's no scientific evidence to support the conventional wisdom that women wounded in combat would destroy male soldiers' morale and performance.
0wLkj TIL that today's ground level in Edinburgh is multiple stories above of the original medieval city, some of which is still accessible through deep cellars
BrvKL TIL an Arizona man found a balloon with a Christmas list for Santa while out hiking. He tracked down the 8-yr-old Mexican girl who released the balloon and fulfilled her wishlist.