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TIL Annie Oakley could have stopped WWI

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npyB TIL: There’s a company that takes donations to purchase student loans at pennies on the dollar just to wipe them out and has wiped $32m to date.
XyZR TIL At 84, Dick Van Dyke fell asleep surfing, floated out of sight of land and was rescued by Porpoises.
7rDer TIL 10% of the US population have an IQ less than 83. This means there is nothing for 10% of the population can do that isn't counterproductive for society.
WQA9 TIL on October 20, 1944, an above-ground natural gas storage tank began to leak. The gas eventually made its way into the sewers of Cleveland and ignited, blowing manhole covers miles away and shooting flames up through the plumbing of homes. 130 people were killed.
WKJ8 TIL the Chinese takeout box is an American invention that has never been used in China.