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TIL the world's oldest chewing gum is 9,000 years old

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b70 TIL the crew of the Mayflower II cast a message in a bottle overboard in 1957 that was signed by all of them, including Felix the kitten, with promise of reward. No one knew the whereabouts of the message until it was found at a flea market earlier this year.
G6oQ TIL the Mongols once built a large wooden platform and forced six Russian princes to lay down underneath it. The Mongol generals then held a feast on the platform, crushing the Russians to death.
LPp9 TIL: Domino’s in India created a pizza that looks like a burger
8e0MG TIL that in 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre Museum by Vincenzo Peruggia, and it took two years to get it back. The museum initially had no idea it was missing, assuming it was out for photography.
yQM68 TIL: More than 60 Billion chickens are slaughtered each year for a total of 72 Billion land animals