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TIL that Russia sold Alaska for $0.02 per s.m.

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JYn7m TIL that there was a radioactive energy drink called Radithor on the US market between 1918-1928. One prominent user was buried in a lead coffin.
EgMLx TIL that the British Empire was the largest in human history, about six times larger than the Roman Empire, occupying close to a quarter of the world
lrYG TIL that in 2014 Netflix spent $0 on marketing its DVD rental business but 6 million people still used it
0wdwj TIL In the skies over Germany in WWII, a badly damaged American B-17 was escorted out of enemy airspace by a German fighter ace who could've easily shot them down. Years later after the war, Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler reunited and became lifelong friends.
4nDR TIL That in Pennsylvania it is Illegal to Use Milk Crates for Anything Besides Milk and Unauthorized use of milk cases can induce a Fine of $300 or imprisonment up to 90 days.