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TIL that there are 150,000 gas stations in the United States

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Gmy1 TIL of a man named Chen Si who since 2004 has devoted his free time to patrolling the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, the most popular suicide site in the world, and has saved more than 300 people from jumping
k991 TIL a stray pit bull adopted an orphaned kitten and kept her alive by nursing her on her own milk. After being rescued the kitten was bottle-fed, but the dog refused to leave her side, howling if separated and licking her clean as she ate. Upon adoption from the centre, they came as a pair.
1rxO TIL in the 2005 film ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ the chocolate river was made of actual chocolate instead of CGI. It was made of about 192,000 gallons of chocolate.
J118 TIL: Tear gas cannot be used in war by militarily because it is a chemical weapon, but it can be used by police
oBkWr TIL Morgan Freeman wears gold earrings based on an old sailors tradition. They were earrings in order to cover their burial in a forgein land