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TIL southern schools are more segregated now than they were in 1968

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Z8RBD TIL about helium-3, an abundant and safe fusion power fuel found in the moon
gM1W8 TIL Julie Andrews lost the ability to sing due to a botched vocal surgery in 1997
wLxB7 TIL a game company hired Yakuza to kidnap a game developers sister because he decided to work with nintendo
Z8WVo TIL how insanely dominant Rafael Nadal's French Open record is. Winning it the first time he qualified at 19, so far he's won 12 of 15 losing a match only twice and withdrawing once. 93 wins in total (98%)
VBYyB TIL: It's estimated that the Kool-Aid Man is 6 feet tall with glass 3.6 inches thick. Without liquid, he'd weigh 5,800 lbs. But when filled with 607.6 gallons of liquid, he weighs in at 11,000 lbs which is roughly the same weight as an elephant. OH YEAHHHH!