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TIL Dr. Pepper served hot with lemon was a popular 1960’s holiday beverage

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R5ZO6 TIL Camp Century was an Arctic United States military scientific research base in Greenland, it consisted of 21 tunnels through ice, with a total length of 9,800 feet (3.0 km) and was powered by a nuclear reactor
dg59 TIL there is an old whistling language known as “el silbo”, which is used by the people of La Gomera to communicate across long distances. Due to its loud nature, it is generally used for public announcements and can be heard from 5 km away.
KOLwE TIL that journalist and feminist icon Gloria Steinem is the stepmother to Oscar-winning actor Christian Bale.
lolwK TIL that “Don’t Mess With Texas” originated as an anti-litter slogan in the ‘80s
rRNo TIL: It’s possible to register to be a bone marrow donor by mail. They send you swabs in the mail and you mail them back. Also, donating bone marrow is now painless.