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TIL that Texas gets more inches of rain per year on average than Oregon (734 mm vs. 695 mm)

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v0xL TIL The most ancient evidence of human tattooing is found on a mummified 5,300-year-old Neolithic Iceman who has a total of 61 tattoos of lines and patterns, interestingly most of which overlap with classical acupuncture points used to treat rheumatism, a medical condition that plagued him.
D1e0g TIL that the plot of Super Mario Bros. 3 is entirely a stage play, with stage curtains being drawn at the start, props that cast shadows, and Mario exiting the stage to the right upon completing a level.
dXx9 TIL Guiness Draft has fewer calories than Orange Juice.
l8eG TIL that Dr. John Rock, the creator of the birth control pill, was a devout Catholic and invented the pill to compliment the Calendar method of contraception.
Lkadp TIL on July 9, 1962 , a nuclear bomb called "Starfish Prime" was successfully detonated in outer space as a part of the program ‘Operation Fishbowl" following two failures that resulted in radioactive material falling to earth from 35,000 feet.