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TIL There are more museums in the U.S. than there are Starbucks and McDonalds—combined

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R7dm9 TIL that in the 19th century the theory that bad smells spread disease was widely accepted, therefore the population dumped human waste and garbage into the river to minimize odor in the streets. A particularly hot summer in London, 1858 caused what became known as "The Great Stink of 1858"
kOaDE TIL that 'Chai' means tea. If you say 'chai tea', it literally means 'tea tea'.
oB1x8 TIL there's enough iron in the Earth to construct 2 Million Death Stars.
QJ789 TIL 5-10% of Melanesians have blond hair making them one of a few non-European people and the only dark skinned people outside of Australia known to possess a mutation allowing for this growth.
Nlw6 TIL that 7 out of the top 10 most densely populated cities in the Unites States are located in New Jersey.