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TIL The City of Houston is bigger than the state of New Jersey

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L7M9 TIL that the French have a different cheese for every day of the year. Cheese experts estimate the total number of different French cheeses is around 1000.
v1OlL TIL that in the early 20th century, several American condom manufacturers tested their condoms for defects and sold the rejects under cheaper brand names rather than discarding them
grWpW TIL The opening sequence in Raiders Of The Lost Ark was inspired by a Scrooge McDuck comic
pYJXO TIL A Ramsar site refers to a wetland area recognized as globally significant under the Ramsar Convention, also known as 'The Convention on Wetlands.' This international environmental treaty was signed on February 2, 1971, in Ramsar, Iran, under the patronage of UNESCO.
lB5B TIL a can of Coke will sink in water but Diet Coke will float