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TIL that In the early 1900's peanut butter was a delicacy, bought and consumed only by the wealthy

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d8EM9 TIL : Author HG Wells pretty much created the template for the modern day disaster movie with his 1897 short story "The Star". It tells of the Earths near miss with a meteor who's gravitational pull causes earthquakes, tidal waves, and the melting of the ice caps. Millions are killed.
0wmGN TIL There are 9 different accepted time standards used around the world. Many of these time standards vary from each other by hundredths of a second to several minutes (excluding time zone variations and DST).
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NXlVe TIL some deaf people use sign language in their sleep.
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