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TIL that nearly 3% of American films in the 1960’s contained scenes involving quicksand

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ADlNl TIL the deadliest conflict since the Second World War was the Second Congo War (1998 - 2003) which has caused >5 million deaths. Hostilities have not ended yet today in 2018.
NXZ9N TIL of the Skoptsy, a 17th century russian christian sect who cut off their sexual organs "to perfect the individual by eradicating original sin"
GYewG TIL that "Dumpster" is a company. However, like Band-Aids, the word is so commonly used that very few people know that Dumpster refers to a company and not the trash container
yQZEJ TIL that there are only 88 recognized constellations and it has been that way since 1928.
8eJgV TIL of the Arkadiko Bridge, the oldest crossable bridge in Europe, dated to Mycenaean Period (c.1300-1190 BCE)