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TIL the total budget of the United Nations is roughly what the Pentagon spends every 32 hours.

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wZZ7 TIL 90% of US LSD was once produced at Bexley, a dorm on MIT campus. When the FBI raided the building, they were greeted with a plate of milk and cookies, but no lab.
neL9b TIL the term “tarmac”referring to the apron or any paved area at an airport, is a completely incorrect usage of the word - largely because that substance is rarely used for anything any longer.
N7erN TIL In 2015, more people died from selfie related deaths than shark attacks in Australia
Me4EA TIL In 1967, US president Lyndon Johnson secretly ordered a study that concluded he would die at age 64. He died of a heart attack in 1973 at age 64.
bgK9 TIL that more than 70% of marriages in Ethiopia are by abduction, and in some areas, it’s closer to 80%.