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TIL cities with the largest populations were assigned area codes by how fast they could be dialed on a rotary phone.

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78EWX TIL that in 2018, the town of Mayo, Florida changed its name to Miracle Whip
Zpw6Q TIL the Portuguese Man o’ War is a colonial organism, where many organisms form one unit. They produce both sexually and asexually. First, the male and female polyps release gametes into the water which, when fertilized, result in larvae that then begin to reproduce asexually to create a new colony.
ADWZx TIL: The oldest bar in the world is in Ireland. Archeological records have found that the walls of Sean’s Bar have been around, and serving, since 900 AD. Further, there are records of every owner of the pub back to its 10th century founding. It opened over 1100 years ago.
VAp TIL in 2011, the main menu theme for Civilization IV (“Baba Yetu”) was the first original musical composition from a video game to win a Grammy.
kOAZe TIL that only 13% of Americans eat enough vegetables, while 71% eat excessive amounts of saturated fat.