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TIL in 1985 a New Orleans man drowned at pool party attended by 100 lifeguards celebrating a summer with no drownings!

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w6QM TIL you would have to smoke 680kg of marijuana in 15 minutes to die from an overdose
VBBok TIL that in the Netherlands, it is perfectly legal to pay for driving lessons with sex. The "ride for ride" law allows anyone over the age of 18 to receive driving lessons in exchange for sexual favors, however, the transaction must be initiated by the instructor
yQMpw TIL 2Pac wrote his verse for Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "Thug Luv" in 111 seconds.
QJ6K9 TIL, in 1950s, North Korea established a village called Kijong-Dong, also known as the Peace Village, which was designed only for propaganda. It is situated in the North's half of the Korean Demilitarized Zone, and to this day it has no residents. Western media refer to it as 'Propaganda Village'.
grZr4 TIL in 1862 atmospheric rivers created a 40-day mega-storm in California that utterly destroyed a third of the state. Research shows that such a storm happens every 200 years.