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TIL that the FBI maintains their own Bitcoin wallet that consists of seized Bitcoins.

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8ar9K TIL one of the most recognizable constellations, the Southern Cross, is also the smallest one, covering only 0.17% of the sky
lNvG TIL Reynolds American, maker of Camel Cigarettes, decided to ban smoking at it’s company headquarters in Winston-Salem, NC
R7nB9 TIL that the Communist Control Act of 1954, which criminalizes membership in the Communist Party, is still in full force and effect in the United States (however, no administration has tried to enforce it)
awR8L TIL There has been no correlation between Punxsutawney Phil's predictions and what the country has seen weather-wise each year. For 120 plus years records have been kept, Phil's six-week prognostications have been correct only around 39 percent of the time
ereb TIL the movie “Blazing Saddles” was the first film from a major studio to have a fart joke.