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TIL Gary Dahl became a millionaire almost overnight by selling rocks he got off a Mexican beach to Americans as pets for $4.

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719O TIL Mosquitos have collectively killed more human beings throughout history than any other factor, including war
LkDPd TIL about shrinkflation, the practice of stealthily reducing a product's size while maintaining its price so that consumers may unknowingly pay the same for less. According to the UK’s Office of National Statistics, 2,529 supermarket products decreased in size or weight between 2012 and 2017.
AR87 TIL The United States is the most armed nation with 88.8 guns per 100 people.
dY7d TIL early NYC dive bars had no glasses, only barrels of booze connected to rubber tubes. For three cents you were allowed to drink till you ran out of breath.
yQmAM TIL that the United Kingdom has over 1,000 stone circles