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TIL the expiration date on bottled water is for the bottle, not the water.

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b91A4 TIL a baby born while a war is going on is more likely to be male
pWae TIL, there was a serial killer in Thailand that was so feared by the people, they publicly executed him then put his body in a clear box so everyone could see he was really dead. You can still publicly view his body.
RoO6 TIL in 1791 an English ship found what is now the Chatham Islands which were inhabited by a hunter gatherer group known as the Moriori. Upon hearing of these nearby Islands, Māori from New Zealand commandeered a ship, invaded the Chatham Islands, committed genocide, and enslaved the survivors.
YJyv TIL that Quincy Jones felt that Billie Jean was too weak to be included on Thriller
PY7jJ TIL that commercial radio was invented due to a bet. Frank Conrad, the inventor, wanted to settle a $5 bet about the accuracy of his $12 watch. He ended up building a radio receiver with the original purpose to hear the time signals transmitted by the U.S. Naval Observatory.