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TIL that no Weapons-of-Mass-Destruction (WMD) where found in Iraq, yet 33% of Fox viewers believed WMDs were found and were the justification for the invasion of Iraq post-911.

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wka6 TIL that tropical rainforests have some of the most infertile soils found on the planet - all of the nutrients are locked in the vegetation.
loeB1 TIL that chickens have a recessive gene which allows them to make teeth like their ancestors.
4YGw TIL Paul McCartney played celery on a Beach Boys song
0AnM TIL that theoretically if astronauts traveled in a spaceship at a constant 1g of acceleration they could travel the entire universe in their own lifetime, while billions of years would pass by on earth.
4wZR TIL that William Howard Taft who served as the 27th President of the United States over 100 years ago was the last President to have facial hair while in office