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TIL that the idea that caffeine makes you dehydrated is largely a myth

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VB6Dp TIL: In 2015 Tom Selleck was sued by the Calleguas Municipal Water District for allegedly improperly transferring approximately 1.4 million gallons of water which he used to water his avocado farm. He settled the suit by paying $21,685.55.
OOK7 TIL in Burma, drunk driving is punishable by either six months in jail, or USD 50 cents fine, or both.
KOoJ6 TIL the ‘Read the Bills Act’ is a proposed act that would require members of Congress to read bills before they vote on them. It has been in limbo since 2006.
QbLa TIL of Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian Explorer. In 1909, he tried to be the first man to reach the North Pole, but was beaten by Robert Peary. Upon hearing of Peary’s victory, Amundsen immediately mounted an expedition to the South Pole, which he became the first to reach in 1911.
grKQA TIL of Robert Levinson, who disappeared on March 9 2007, whilst working as a private investigator in Iran. Levinson flew to Kish Island to meet Dawud Salahuddin, a US fugitive, as part of a "unauthorised CIA mission" before disappearing. In 2011,photos of Levinson alive were sent to his family.