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TIL that the ZIP in ZIP Code stands for: Zone Improvement Plan

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gQn7 TIL Only four presidents have visited all 50 states whilst in office
9EgB TIL that by 2004 humanity produced more transistors than it did grains of rice, and by 2010 you could buy 125,000 transistors for the price of a grain of rice. A 16GB drive contains more transistors than the number of neurons in your brain.
XodD TIL Auntie Anne’s make it a point to hire disabled people to pass out samples. The sampler position was created with this goal in mind, he said. It is sometimes hard to find teenagers willing to pass out pieces of pretzel, but many people with disabilities enjoy the public interaction.
WkmxB TIL - Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.
X0eXP TIL that the "devil's advocate" was a title given in the Catholic Church. The Devil's Advocate's job was to argue against the canonization of any candidate.