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TIL there are only about 25 blimps left in the world.

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D1X9J TIL about a house made from the tombstones of 2,200 soldiers
p8BJ8 TIL due to gravitational time dilation the core of the earth is approx. 2.5 years younger than surface. Higher gravitational potential causes time to move faster. For example, over the course of earth's history, a clock at the top of Mt. Everest would be approx. 39 hours fast than at sea level.
ADDOo TIL that Sweet Tarts are just compressed Pixy Stix powder and pouring Pixy Stix into your water like Kool-Aid isn’t that strange. AND Fun-Dip is just Pixy Stix with a candy dip stick. Shouldn’t be this surprised. Just never really thought it but Wanka is a lot like Taco Bell.
0wnkN TIL the 1979 film Caligula, known for its explicit content, is the only feature film produced by the men's magazine Penthouse, hiring Penthouse Pets as extras in unsimulated sex scenes. A critical failure upon release, it is one of the few films critic Roger Ebert walked out of.
dDk4d TIL that Einstein didn't wear socks