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TIL the United States still possesses chemical weapons, including 1673 tons of mustard gas. They are set to be destroyed by 2024.

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mxbEy TIL the game Pokemon Stadium for Nintendo 64 contains a full Game Boy emulator within its code, making it possible to play Game Boy games on a Nintendo 64.
5Vn7r TIL that bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) each have their own distinctive whistle sounds they use to identify each other. When they hear their unique sound called out, they answer back, using their personal theme song as a way to call each other by name.
M70XB TIL the United Nations estimates that $1.7 Trillion is wagered globally in illegal sports betting markets each year
YpoWP TIL only two people worked on the first prototypes of 1991's hit grand strategy videogame "Sid Meier's Civilization"
yQBZV TIL most of the caffeine in soft drinks is actually synthetically produced in Chinese pharmaceutical plants