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TIL that HAZMAT is short for Hazardous Materials

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wLZZY TIL that in the early 19th century, oysters were cheap and mainly eaten by the working class.
Ombe TIL Walter Mondale is the only person to have lost a state wide election in every state.
Br6Dr TIL the official state sport of Maryland is Jousting.
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6ELmY TIL That beyond the 3 states of matter; solid, liquid and gas, there is a 4th state called plasma which is an aggregate of charged ions. Not only does it occur naturally in lightning and on the surface of the Sun it can also be produced in the laboratory.