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TIL that A third of all divorce filings of 2011 in the U.S. contained the word ‘Facebook’.

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EZ00 TIL the “fat Buddha” statue is not actually a representation of Gautama Buddha, but is in fact a Chinese deity known as Budai.
mxeao TIL about the Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungsstraße (AVUS) in Germany which opened in 1921 making it the oldest controlled-access highway in Europe, and until 1998 was also used as a racetrack!
8ab9V TIL about Pedro Alonso Nino, a Black-Spanish explorer who piloted The Santa Maria on Columbus’s first voyage to America. He comes from the famed Nino Brothers. The La Niña, another of Columbus ships was actually owned by Pedro’s brother, Juan.
mg0y TIL that Costco’s return policy is so relaxed that you can return rotten opened food because you didn’t finish it on time with no questions asked
YprNB TIL Alanis Morissette hosted an awards show in a nude suit complete with nipples and pubic hair shortly after the Janet Jackson superbowl incident.