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TIL according to NASA Las Vegas is the brightest city on Earth.

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QJWdX TIL In 1950, only 22 percent of American adults were single. Today, more than 50 percent of American adults are single.
epVLg TIL that the Ancient Greek philosopher Anaxagoras was arrested, exiled, and was almost put to death for saying that the sun and moon were objects, and not gods.
JJwV TIL Google made a bid to to offer free wireless connection in San Francisco but Comcast and Verizon claimed “unfair competition”
P1nYJ TIL That a Bible was published in the 17th century without "not" in the sentence "Thou shalt not commit adultery", changing the sentence into "Thou shalt commit adultery". It became know as the "Wicked Bible".
xWao TIL “Mary Had a Little Lamb” is based off a real girl named Mary Sawyer who had a pet lamb she took to school. Mary’s house was destroyed by arson in 2007.