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TIL 75% of all alcohol consumed in Ireland in 2013 was done so as part of a binge drinking session.

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1nZP TIL in World War II the United States air-dropped thousands of leaflets over 35 Japanese cities, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which warned citizens that “some or all of the cities … will be destroyed by American bombs” and to “evacuate the cities named and save your lives.”
yrmJ TIL the river Congo is at one point 8 MILES wide
yVAgV TIL the Rhode Island Royal Charter was only replaced in 1843. The Charter was signed by King Charles II in 1663. When it was replaced, it was the oldest constitutional charter in the world.
R1Q1 TIL that having zero recollection of your drive to work or school (autopilot), has a name. It’s called Highway Hypnosis.
bOgQ TIL that during WW2 three bombs hit a church in Malta: two “bounced off” and did not explode and one pierced the church, landing among a congregation of 300, but did not explode.