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TIL that the Vatican has a crime rate of 133.6%

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x6Q61 TIL that the city of Harran, the city Dying Light set in, was a real city founded by Sumerians and their worship of Sumerian Moon God Sin survived til 11th century despite being the capital of several Islamic kingdoms. The city is largely abandoned after mongol conquest until 20th century.
9YYVX TIL: if you hold your nose while sneezing you increase you chances of rupturing your ear drum, breaking a blood vessel in your eye, weaken a blood vessel in your brain, and / or cause injury to your diaphragm
b7jE TIL that a British sharpshooter nearly killed an unaware George Washington before the Battle of Brandywine, but the shooter decided against it because Washington’s back was turned.
NmdJ TIL of Hart Island, final burial place to over a million of New York City’s unclaimed bodies and thought to be the largest government sponsored mass grave on earth.
nOxP TIL Texas got its name from an Indian word, “tejas” or “thecas”, which meant friends, and was used to greet Spanish Missionaries.