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TIL by weight fat is 15 times more energy dense than TNT.
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TIL Helen Keller’s outspoken political radicalism throughout her adult life resulted in the FBI tracking her for years.
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TIL Jackie Chan speaks 7 languages.Cantonese,Mandarin,English,German,Korean,Japanese and Thai including American sign language.
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TIL In the USA, we vote on Tuesdays because farmers often needed a full day to travel by horse-drawn vehicles to the county seat to vote. Tuesday was established as election day because it did not interfere with the Biblical Sabbath or with market day, which was on Wednesday in many towns.
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TIL In Japan in 1968, 4 bank employees were transporting 300M¥ in the trunk of a car. They were stopped by a young police officer, who claimed dynamite was on the car. When he crawled under to check and smoke came billowing out, they ran away. The “officer” then got in the car and drove away.
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TIL Twin popsicles were created during the Great Depression so that two children could share a treat for just a nickel.