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TIL That some US States have Tax-Free Holidays

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pYYdO TIL the asteroid impact that caused the dinosaur extinction set 70% of the world's forests on fire, caused tsunamis that rose to a height of 300ft (100m), and ejected 25 trillion metric tons of debris into the atmosphere that reduced sunlight by up to 90% for a decade.
VBgdk TIL the largest ring size in the world belongs to a man with a 4.78” finger circumference.
m14YO TIL The Lego sequence in “Spider Man: Across the Spider-Verse” was done by a 14-year-old animator, after the filmmakers were so impressed by his fanmade Lego recreation of the trailer
M7QLm TIL the US didn’t have the $15m to pay France for Louisiana, so they financed it through a banks in London. Napoleon had made the deal with the US to fund his war against Great Britain and Europe. Britain allowed this deal to go through only because they didn’t want France to have their NA territory
OJN7 TIL that Vaginal discharge is acidic enough to bleach black panties