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TIL the President of Ecuador offered to let the US keep an airbase in his country, but only if Ecuador could have a base in Miami.

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n6pY TIL Dr. Kellogg firmly believed that red meat increased sexual desire and he advocated a diet rich in nuts and cereals. He began to develop a sort of anti-masturbation food and Kellogg’s Corn Flakes are meant to help decrease your likelihood of masturbation.
MYm TIL that in the orignal Powerpuff Girls pilot, the accidental substance was a can of “Whoop Ass”
R7Yxj TIL in 2018, a record 151,964 Americans died due to alcohol, drugs or suicide. These so-called "deaths of despair" disproportionately affect people who don't have access to mental health services.
8XGb TIL A pen knife is so named because it was used for sharpening a quill to make a pen nib
bo1Z TIL a man planned a roller coaster designed to kill its passengers.