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TIL 90 percent of U.S. bills carry traces of cocaine

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6r4Q TIL that Freddie Mercury was Indian of Parsi descent and his real name was Farookh Bulsara
OGVdR TIL from 1900-1920, tug of war used to be included in the track and field athletics program of Olympic sport.
wLkPM TIL that when a whale dies in cold waters, its body falls to the ocean floor creating its own ecosystem which can last for decades.
XEOg8 TIL Washington Redskins' owner Dan Snyder once cut down trees along the Potomac River so that he could see it from his house. The trees were located in a national park, and a ranger who raised concern about the issue was raided by US Marshals
xdv5 TIL the Big Bang Theory was originated by a Belgian Catholic priest, Georges Lemaitre.