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TIL there is a gas bank in Minnesota that allows you to pre-purchase gas at current prices. You can then withdraw gas any time in the future for your purchased price, regardless of the current price

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e0yb6 TIL one of the most famously misattributed quotes is Winston Churchill saying "When Muslims are in the minority they are very concerned with minority rights, when they are in the majority there are no minority rights." Although he's frequently quoted for that statement, he never actually said that.
DQKgY TIL: The professor of psychology at UB ,Sally Farley, found that you can determine relationship status through 1 second snippets of laughter. Friend laughter is louder, more relaxed, and natural. Romantic laughter more feminine-sounding, baby-like, submissive, and less pleasant.
9YDpp TIL The Branch Davidians didn't start with David Koresh, but were a long standing Seventh Day Adventist offshoot that started in the 1930s.
jNWoE TIL that there is a cave in Mexico that is home to hundreds of blind and deaf snakes that hang from the ceiling to hunt bats
rEDx TIL that in 1946, a four year old Australian boy was flown to San Francisco to receive cancer treatment. Instead, he got caught in a Manhattan Project experiment and was injected with plutonium. He died one year later.