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TIL contemporary Germans referred to Hitler’s style of mustache as a “snot brake.”

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9Yxv7 TIL In 2012 a scientific study predicted a 39 inch rise in sea level along the North Carolina coast over the next century. In response, North Carolina lawmakers passed a law banning the use of scientific predictions of sea level rise when considering new developments along the coast.
gr0jW TIL of Witzelsucht, a neurological condition which causes people to compulsively tell inappropriate puns or stories in social situations.
awMxo TIL that there is an official Goonies Day every year on June 7 in Astoria, Oregon. The majority of the film Goonies was filmed in Astoria and June 7th is the day the movie was released in 1985.
N7gPe TIL the drug quaalude was named after a combination of the phrase “quiet interlude”
61Gl TIL there is a $1 Million coin that is legal Canadian tender. They weigh 100 kg and are 99.999% gold. This is the highest face value ever to appear on any coin ever.