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TIL that if all the gold ever mined were melted into a cube, it would measure only about 68 feet in each direction

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LkQRd The first-ever 2017 Flat Earth International Conference (FEIC) was held in Raleigh on Nov. 9 and 10, featuring some of the big names in round-Earth denial. Many flat-Earthers believe the Earth is a disc surrounded by an ice wall.
ANpRB TIL A 2011 University of Michigan study found that, despite driving 30% less annually, female drivers accounted for a disproportionate majority of car accidents.
L8Bv TIL in 1991 after Pee-Wee Herman was arrested in Florida for masturbating in an adult theater, Bill Cosby defended Herman saying, “Whatever he’s done, this is being blown all out of proportion”.
Gma7 TIL the difference between a cemetery and a graveyard is cemeteries are considered burial grounds while the older term graveyards is considered burial grounds attached to a church.
OoN4a TIL The name Clorox comes from a portmanteau of chlorine and sodium hydroxide, the two main ingredients used in Clorox bleach.