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TIL that the US is a more unequal society than ancient Rome.

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YpOa7 TIL in 2016 two alligators were found guarding €500,000 worth of crystal meth, €300,000 in cash, and several firearms in Amsterdam. The owner of the crocodiles was following the law and had the appropriate permits for the animals.
XE9r6 TIL Great White sharks are warm-blooded
QJe4p TIL the movie "Gravity" was more expensive than the India’s first interplanetary mission, Mangalyaan with the budget for this mission only being $74 million
nbLW TIL that in 1938 China’s Nationalist government ordered the opening of dikes on the Yellow River to create a flood and slow the Japanese advance to Wuhan. While the advance was delayed, the flood also caused around 500,000 to 900,000 Chinese civilian deaths.
E9xP TIL in Scotland, landowners can’t restrict access to land; you’re free to walk across any rural or agricultural land as you please.