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TIL that oranges are not even in the top ten list of common foods when it comes to vitamin C levels.

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kBXE TIL your electronic devices can be seized within 100 miles of the U.S border at any time for no reason.
EgdP TIL if federal employees run out of sick time, they can receive leave-time donations from any other federal employee. For example, a postal carrier in Alabama can give accrued leave time to a budget analyst at the Dept. of Energy in DC.
lNVG TIL “spilled” and “spilt” are both right. They’re completely interchangeable.
J1KGv TIL Admiral Nelson had a specially made fork with a knife attachment that let him eat meals with only one hand after losing his right arm at Santa Cruz in 1797.
b9dV9 TIL that 18-yr old rich socialite Ginevra King, in love with Scott Fitzgerald, wrote & sent him a Gatsby-like short story. In it, she is trapped in a loveless marriage with a wealthy man yet still pines for him, a former lover from her past. 7 yr later this became the outline for 'The Great Gatsby'