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TIL that when the first American space station, Skylab, crashed to Earth, it landed in Australia. In response, the Australian government issued the US a $400 fine for littering which the US left unpaid for years until a radio DJ in California caught wind of it and raised the money to pay the fine

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8nk4 TIL marijuana levels in the bloodstream do not match levels of cognitive impairment, making it difficult to test reliably for driving while stoned
gM0Oy TIL that the worlds smallest park is located in Portland, Oregon and it consists of just 1 tree and is only 2ft across. It even has an official parks and rec sign
6WY TIL Van Gogh’s last words were “The sadness will last forever.”
mxEBv TIL Dupont, a chemical company, knowingly dumped an incredibly toxic chemical, called C8, into the Ohio River. The chemical eventually made it's way to aquifers downstream and gave thousands of people different kinds of cancers, and many kids birth defects.
mVyO TIL that in the ancient Persian Empire, men used to debate ideas twice, once sober and once drunk, because the idea had to sound good in both states in order to be considered a good idea