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TIL that there is a relatively large frog population in the Sahara desert

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bkP4 TIL That “Liquid Smoke”, used on meats, is actually condensed smoke, not a bunch of artificial flavors.
OnXa TIL that Monica Lewinsky performed oral sex on Bill Clinton while he was still talking on the phone with a member of Congress
WkNRB TIL Billie Holiday gave her final performance in New York City on May 25, 1959. Not long after this event, Holiday was admitted to the hospital for heart and liver problems. She was so addicted to heroin that she was even arrested for possession while in the hospital.
QQRk TIL Americans consume 80% of the world’s pain pills.
ndYY TIL Tesla once paid an overdue hotel bill with a model of his “death beam”, warning hotel staff to never open it. After his death in 1943 the box was pried open and found to contain nothing but harmless old electrical components.