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TIL that you are not supposed to rinse out your mouth after brushing your teeth so the fluoride can strengthen your enamel and prevent tooth decay

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MepQb TIL about the Contingency Fund for Foreign Intercourse – the earliest known black budget of the USA
gr1Yb TIL Depeche Mode’s 1989 song “Personal Jesus” was inspired by Priscilla Presley’s 1985 biography "Elvis and Me." Specifically, the song was about how Elvis Presley was Priscilla’s lover, but also her mentor, and how often that happens in love relationships.
Akya TIL the free market value of cocaine, worth $1,000 on the black market, is $20.
0wZjv TIL that when a church put an anti-beer ad in the newspaper a local brewery accepted it as a $1 off coupon
LQDLm TIL about the "Year Without a Summer". In 1816 a volcanic eruption in Indonesia led to unusual weather worldwide, including snowfall in June. This caused crop failures and also led to Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein", which she wrote while stuck indoors due to incessant rainfall.