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TIL: 90% of the pumpkins grown in the US are raised within a 90 mile radius of Peoria, Illinois.

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noVG TIL there is such a thing as one-way bulletproof glass. This allows you to return fire through the glass while still keeping you protected from the attacker (your shot leaves a bullet-sized hole, but doesn’t compromise the rest of the shield).
75RL TIL of Roselle, a guide dog that helped her owner down 78 flights of stairs during the 9/11 attacks on the WTC.
rRynw TIL that in medievel England, eels were used and accepted , to an extent, as currency, mostly in rental agreements. Many rental agreements, where the landlord would stipulate the rent due in "eel currency" were found. 25 eels would be a "stick". 10 sticks a bind.
LGNr TIL The film Memento is lauded by medical experts for its accurate portrayal of anterograde amnesia and is considered “close to a perfect exploration of the neurobiology of memory”
J1Olk TIL The temperature on the moon at the Apollo 11 landing site was 200ºF (93ºC).