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TIL that the first documented use of toilet paper is from the 6th century iN China. By early 14th century, they were manufacturing toilet paper at the rate of 10 million packages (ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 sheets) annually. It wasn't until 1857, toilet paper was commercially available in the US.

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16xAd TIL "Last Kiss" is a 1961 cover. Pearl Jam donated the proceeds from their version to refugees of the Kosovo War, which helped earn about $10 million for Kosovo relief.
9YoEG TIL that in 1997 a person consumed 2-4 L of soda for a month leading to too much bromine (from brominated vegetable oil) which required dialysis to remove.
yQJml TIL that a male can develop breast cancer
OodLe TIL, Joey Cramer, who starred in the movie Flight of the Navigator as a child, robbed a bank in 2016 with the intent of getting sent to prison in order to get himself off drugs and save his own life.
wLEj7 TIL that despite bringing in just $462 million at the box office, the 2006 movie "Cars" earned $10 billion in merchandise sales over the next 5 years