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TIL that the movie "Never Been Kissed" is based on a true story where a 26-year old reporter went undercover in a San Francisco high school as a student.

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JYMDV TIL that over 25% of irrigated land in the US uses groundwater from the Ogallala Aquifer. Since large-scale agricultural extraction began in 1950, its size has been reduced by nearly 10%. Once depleted, it will take 6,000 years for the aquifer to replenish.
pNrQ TIL Willie Nelson lives in self-sustaining community on Maui with neighbors like Kris Kristofferson, Woody Harrelson, and Owen Wilson.
MejBA TIL why we have a stronger urge to pee when closer to the toilet. From an early age, we're taught to associate the bathroom with peeing. So the closer we get to one, that programming, located deep in the rivers of the subconscious mind, activates the thought and the body acts.
9KK7 TIL Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was one of the first people to propose creating a Panama Canal
9aPQ TIL: That the Shiba Inu dog breed nearly went extinct during World War 2 due to food shortages and disease.