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TIL that tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world, after water, with more consumed than coffee, soft drinks and alcohol combined.

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xV7D1 TIL that lodestones (natural magnetic stones) are very probably made when a lightning strikes ferrite stones ; a scientist proved it by sending a small rocket containing this type of stone into a storm cloud and the stone returned magnetic
vwD TIL Saddam Hussein’s last words were “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad-” before the executioner let the floor out from beneath the gallows, cutting him off midsentence.
rbod TIL the rarest Olympic Medal is the Pierre de Coubertin (aka True Spirit of Sportsmanship) medal. It is awarded less than once per Olympics.
69WyW TIL about the Chambers flintlock machine gun designed in 1792, presented to Washington and Jefferson, and tested by Hamilton and formally adopted in 1812 by the US navy.
AbNg TIL After banning pit bulls in 1991, the rate of dog bites in the UK remained the same.