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TIL saving a life costs between $3000 and $5500. One estimate stated $3000 can save a life through preventative malaria treatments

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4kVbg TIL The Carpinteria Tar Pits at Carpinteria State Beach in Santa Barbara are one of five natural asphalt lake areas in the world, 2nd in size to and older than the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. These tar pits date back to the Pleistocene Age (Ice Epoch), 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago.
JlgQ TIL Danny Devito was the executive producer on Pulp Fiction
1BVd TIL that the guy who wrote lines like “What killed the dinosaurs? THE ICE AGE!” and “tonight… Hell FREEZES over” among so many other excellent puns for the classic film Batman and Robin is actually an Oscar winning screenplay writer.
e0PyJ TIL that the legal test used in the UK to determine whether something could cause sufficient public confusion to constitute an actionable trademark infringement is called the 'moron in a hurry' test.
dVMj TIL one of the oldest companies in America sold soap to George Washington and many other presidents. They still sell the scents in the exact formulas today.