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TIL That we breathe through one nostril at a time

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4kL7J TIL that the Ben 10 franchise worth is $7.85 billion, higher than Twilight, Game of Thrones, Sonic, Digimon and Madden!
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X0aQ6 TIL In 1959 the submarine USS Barbero assisted the US Post Office in an experiment in Rocket Mail by launching a modified Regulus missile containing two containers of mail towards the Naval Auxiliary Air Station in Mayport, Florida. The missile successfully landed after 22 minutes of travel.
nl6Y TIL the 1998 sci-fi film “Lost in Space” is referred to by some as “the Iceberg” because it ended Titanic’s 15-week run as number one at the box office
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