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TIL Trash is America’s #1 export to China

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ngJP TIL America’s first multi-millionaire, John Jacob Astor, was an opium dealer.
1kgW TIL in 2008 a Russian politician’s speech was interrupted by a flying remote control dildo
ADM1d TIL Not everyone can hear a low, rumbling, 'windy' sound between their ears when they shut their eyes really hard. This sound is caused by a muscle in the ear that only some people can contract voluntarily.
MepGK TIL that drivers with any type of bumper sticker, window decal, or personalized license plate are more likely to be aggressive and territorial
pY6MA TIL about the "Dublin whiskey fire" of 1875. Despite destroying a warehouse and a row of houses, all 13 deaths during the event were reportedly caused by alcohol poisoning.