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TIL the Ganges river has 1.1 million liters of raw sewage dumped into it every 60 seconds.

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VowB TIL due to the always uncertain future of Futurama, there has been three designated series finales.
ebk4 TIL “bald-faced lie” and “bold-faced lie” are both correct; the original phrase is “barefaced lie,” but ‘bare’ meant brave or bold at the time.
8eAdP TIL in ancient Egypt, under the decree of Ptolemy II, all ships visiting the city were obliged to surrender their books to the library of Alexandria and be copied. The original would be kept in the library and the copy given back to the owner.
pYBQ8 TIL Delaware is the only state in the U.S. without commercial air service. Most of the population is so close to other states’ airports that it doesn’t matter
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