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TIL since the eradication of Smallpox the only known stocks of Smallpox still existing in the world are located at two laboratories.

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gMv49 TIL that a one million dollar home in the most expensive market in the US (Beverly Hills, CA) would be worth only $13,702.22 in the least expensive market (Tamaqua, PA)
JVGv TIL that Bear Grylls was the first person to summit Mt. Everest after breaking a vertebrae. He also was the youngest Brit to summit at 23 in 1997, and flew over the summit with a powered paraglider in 2003.
W79MX TIL Venus and Uranus are the only planets that rotate clockwise.
VMLrD TIL Richard Nixon's administration had a master list of all of the president's main opponents among both people and organizations. Hunter S. Thompson felt disappointed not to have been on it.
4Xjpg TIL in 2013 the IRS was audited for spending $49 million in parties over 3 years, as well as a Star Trek parody video