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TIL 30% of American adults do not consume any alcohol ever

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6Ee5w TIL that trees talk to each other, except cedar trees, they're antisocial.
dDKZ7 TIL that not only was a replica of the stolen painting "Portrait of the Duke of Wellington" put in the first Bond movie (Dr. No) as a sight gag, but the replica painting was also stolen.
9YogB TIL The longest confirmed tank kill in history was recorded in 1991 when a British Challenger-1 tank with the callsign 11B fired at an Iraqi main battle tank from a distance of more than 5,100 meters – just above three miles – with a Depleted Uranium round.
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