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TIL that over 2 million civilians were killed the Vietnam War

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Oom9g TIL When an inmate enters San Pedro Prison they have to purchase a cell. They can purchase a cell from the prison mayor or freelance agents who typically advertises avaliable cells in restaurants and bulletin boards. Housing in the prison varies between $20 and $5,000 depending on the quality.
1xw4 TIL - Most of the smoke billowing up from a space shuttle launch is not exhaust. It is water vapor from the pool of water under the shuttle designed to absorb the acoustic shock waves that could otherwise tear the shuttle apart.
y1nw TIL That the gender of reptiles depends on the temperature of the environment the eggs was layed in.
M7MlV TIL that the worst rail disaster in the UK was at Quintinshill in 1915, where a southbound train collided with a stationary northbound train that was "parked" on the southbound line to allow two late northbound trains to overtake it, one of which struck the wreckage of the troop train
1a8WW TIL that Bob Dylan, under his own name, has never charted No. 1 on any Billboard Chart until yesterday. His new 17 minute song, "Murder Most Foul" just topped No. 1 on Rock Digital Song Sales Chart