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TIL that student loan debt is the largest form of consumer debt outside mortgages, and it now stands at 1.1 Trillion

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QJE9X TIL toward “I Have A Dream” gospel singer Mahalia Jackson shouted,“Tell them about the dream, Martin."King departed from his prepared remarks and started "preaching” improvisationally, punctuating his points with “I have a dream.”
J8Ll TIL the shortest correspondence in history was between novelist Victor Hugo and his publisher, after the publication of Les Miserables. Wishing to learn how sales were going, Hugo sent a telegram with only one character. “?”. As the book had already sold out, the publisher responded: “!”
jNydQ TIL that, in 2010, over a hundred bottles of 170 year old champagne were salvaged from a shipwreck. Scientists analysed the liquid and even let themselves each sip 1ml. Apparently it still tasted great!
64DQ TIL there is a waterfall called The Devil’s Kettle, a mystery to scientists because the western half of the water flows into a pothole. However, every attempt to trace the path of this half of the river once the water has gone into the pothole has failed.
epBl4 TIL that Mushrooms Communicate With Each Other Using A 50-Word Vocabulary