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TIL march 7 is international offline day

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yV7eX TIL the universe is mostly hydrogen (74%) and helium (24%). All other matter is part of the remaining 2% of stuff in the universe. The sum total of this matter accounts for less than 5% of the universe’s energy.
78ywM TIL one day, Robbie Williams woke up to find a stalker in his bedroom and initially mistook her for a cleaning lady. She gave him a handjob and left. Years later, he told his band members, who immediately recognized her because she had bragged about the incident, though no one had believed her.
wLO08 TIL That President George Washington personally led 12,950 men to western Pennsylvania to quell the whiskey rebellion and assert the power of the federal government, one of only 2 sitting presidents to lead an army while in office, the rebels disbanded and fled.
4XEAR TIL things about lettuce, naturally grown wild lettuce contains tropane alkaloids, the active ingredient in cocaine.
dDLQQ TIL the first paper gift card was created by an Oregon glove company in 1908 that advertised "gift givers need not worry about picking the right size or color glove"; department store Neiman Marcus created the first plastic card; and Blockbuster Video was a pioneer of displaying them to customers