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TIL the world economy is at o $100.88 trillion as of 2022

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Wb5d TIL the state of Ohio gives out different colored license plates for those convicted of DUI
yVY18 TIL WW1 ended at 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. The last trench veteran of WW1, Harry Patch, died on July 25 2009, aged 111 years, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day
R7wQ9 TIL Katy Perry's parents wouldn't let her eat Lucky Charms as a child, because the word "luck" reminded her mom of 'Lucifer'.
R7xl8 TIL Roxette's "It must have been love" was actually released in 1987, as a Christmas song, and when asked to contribute with a song to the soundtrack of "Pretty Woman" they just changed the words "it's a hard Christmas day" into "It's a hard winter's day".
b6Zda TIL of Piso Firme, a project which replaced dirt floors with concrete floors in Mexican slums. Changing the flooring, improved the residents' health and happiness, but also their children's communication and vocabularies.