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TIL there is a city in California with a population of 219, but is home to 80,000 jobs

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kJAlW TIL that despite their name, horseshoe crabs are more closely related to arachnids like spiders and scorpions than they are to crabs (or any crustacean).
XGG6 TIL after Disney sued Deadmau5 claiming his mask looked too similar to the Mickey Mouse head, he sued them back for using one of his songs without his permission in one of their videos.
mwbR TIL The world will run out of Helium possibly within 25-30yrs, which would be disastrous to the Medical Industry just to start.
xVl91 TIL of the Peanut Butter Hearings of 1959, which took place after the FDA revealed that leading peanut butter products only contained 75% peanuts to cut costs. This enraged the public, who began referring to these products as “peanut-flavored face cream” and standard of at least 90% peanuts was set.
mK4p TIL the president of Vivid Entertainment offered Honey Boo Boo’s parents $1 million to appear in a pornographic film with the working title “Here Comes Diabetus”.