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TIL Over 80% of Nevada land is owned by the US Federal Government

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MWk8 TIL crisps (potato chips) are labelled “ready salted” because old-fashioned crisps came with a little bag of salt, which the consumer could choose whether or not to use.
gMgOL TIL more about Christopher Lee: he was an intelligence officer in WW2,and after the war ended,he didn't know of a career to pursue,so his cousin suggested that he start acting- he went on to portray Dracula 9 times. He also won 3 Guinness World Records, and released 4 heavy metal albums at 80+ yo.
4j86 TIL: the US had slow average internet speed compared to the rest of the world due to (2) main things: (1) the expense of replacing old wire technologies and (2) their is no law yet stating that ISPs have to update their wiring
X0rLR TIL the tallest building in Vermont is 11 stories tall
1a7G7 TIL that the Soviets used mobile gas chamber vans to execute groups of counter-revolutionaries during The Great Purge of the 1930's