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TIL that every resident of Alaska receives ~$2,000 a year because of a payout from an oil wealth trust fund.

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4kKBa TIL that there was about an hour and a half of footage that was shot for the 1985 science fiction film "Explorers" that was not included in the film, including a whole family sub-plot that is completely missing. Also, the character Gordon Miller was supposed to return in the third act.
R76nQ TIL Americans allergies have been getting worse since the 1950's, When the USDA encouraged municipalities to plant pollen producing male trees instead of "the messy fruit and seed bearing" female trees.
0map TIL that Up 95% of All Rebates Offered to Consumers for Purchasing Products Go Unclaimed
N7b8e TIL that the world's largest ball of paint is in Alexandria, Indiana. The creator added a layer of paint to a baseball everyday since 1997. It is now over 14 feet wide and weighs 2.5 tons
WkB04 TIL about a group of thieves who stole left shoes from display cases in designer shoe showrooms in Sweden, only to steal the paired right shoes from display cases in the showrooms in Denmark, making huge profits.