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TIL the average American uses 71lbs of ketchup in a year.

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wLBRo TIL that Santa Fe, New Mexico is the oldest capital city in North America, founded (1607) over a decade before the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock (1620).
laK5 TIL the mysterious “Umbrella Man” (aka Louie Steven Witt) of the JFK assassination said, “I think if the Guinness Book of World Records had a category for people who were at the wrong place at the wrong time, doing the wrong thing, I would be No. 1 in that position, without even a close runner-up.”
LkLnZ TIL a single mirror produced in Venice in the 15/16th century was worth more than a painting by Raphael, and was about equal to the cost of a naval ship. The creators of the mirrors were so prized the Venetian government would send assassins to kill them if they absconded without permission.
wLoXP TIL a Roman soldier farted which led to a riot and ended up killing 10,000 people
P1JvV TIL hedgehogs can suffer from balloon syndrome, causing the animal to inflate. The condition is unique to hedgehogs because their skin is baggy enough to curl up