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TIL The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is a Christmas tree donated to the people of Britain by the city of Oslo, Norway each year since 1947 as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during WWII.

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Qx6k TIL in 2001 a Columbine-style attack on a San Jose, CA community college was averted because a photo lab employee called the police when she was processing photos of the student posing with guns and homemade bombs. The police were waiting for him when he returned for his photos
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KOQo9 TIL Agave Nectar, touted as a somewhat healthier alternative to cane sugar, actually contains more Fructose than HFCS and is extremely unhealthy.
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XE8Vr TIL in 1916 New Jersey experienced numerous shark attacks, one shark even swam inland through a creek to kill two people.