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TIL the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge lead to a significant gene discovery

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l70O1 TIL The United States is one of the world's largest gold producers, with mines located in states such as Nevada, Alaska, Colorado, and South Dakota.
7rPpX TIL about the Year Without a Summer. In 1816, a combination of volcanic eruptions led to snow in June, the creation of the bicycle, and the writing of Frankenstein.
0wAaN TIL that in 2008, an Australian court case costing over a million dollars had to be aborted when it was realized that five out of the twelve jurors were playing Sudoku instead of paying attention.
DxPp TIL that Reddit is latin for “He gives back or he returns”
JydV TIL the word “avocado” comes from the Nahuatl word āhuacatl meaning “testicle” because of the likeness between the fruit hanging on the tree and the bodypart.