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TIL that the National Archives keeps the Nixon White House tapes in a climate controlled vault with hopes that future technological developments could allow for restoration of 18 ½ minutes of missing audio that may have been deliberately erased

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B6dW TIL school meals in Finland are free for the students; schools are required to give students 3 vegan choices; vegetables must cover half the plate; and students can have as much milk as they want because it’s fat free or skimmed.
LkD90 TIL of the staggering level of American alcohol consumption in the 1800s. It peaked in 1830, at the equivalent of 1.7 bottles of standard-strength whiskey, per person, per week.
njmo TIL there is a girl who was isolated for thirteen years before being discovered by police. She became one of psychology’s biggest interests and sparked a large debate in the world of psychology.
77Gp TIL Grand Central Station emits more radiation than a nuclear power plant
QJJ6E TIL The "Sweet'n Low" artificial sweetener name was derived from an 1863 song by Sir Joseph Barnby, which took both its title and lyrics from an Alfred Lord Tennyson poem, entitled The Princess: Sweet and Low.