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TIL there are two sizes of mattress bigger than the king: the Wyoming King and the Alaskan King

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7MAX TIL there is a typewriter that types only in Comic Sans, called the “Sincerity Machine”
vbYj TIL Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon was created in early 1994 by three Albright College students after watching Footloose during a heavy snowstorm. The three inventors released a book on the subject, with an introduction written by Bacon.
Le0r TIL the genetic imprint from traumatic experiences carries through at least two generations in mice
nj6r TIL in 1998, two tanker trains, one of which was transporting fuel oil, collided and derailed in Cameroon. As locals started to scavenge the fuel in an assortment of containers, a smoker among them threw down a lit cigarette. At least 200 people were killed in the resulting flash-fire.
rLP0 TIL mail was delivered 12 times a day in Victorian London, with the first delivery starting ~7:30AM and the last one at ~7:30PM. Most Victorians were highly concerned of “return of post” (requesting immediate response) and they often complained if a letter didn’t arrive in a couple of hours.