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TIL there is still thousands of unexploded Japanese balloon bombs in the continental 48 states from WWII.

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4RQR TIL that Monsanto once created a town in Illinois so it could build a factory in a town with low taxes and lax regulations. The town is now home to a huge superfund site
KYZLE TIL that the last Space Shuttle mission carried only 4 astronauts because of the contingency plan to accommodate them on ISS in case the orbiter had to be abandoned
8ea9X TIL that Streaking (running nude in public) was so popular in 1974 that a song called "The Streak" by Ray Stevens made the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US, spending three weeks at the top in May 1974. It sold over five million copies internationally.
yQOAX TIL born in 1779 into a family plagued by severe mental illness, Peter Roget's childhood was dominated by the depression and misery of those around him. In an effort to cope, he developed a compulsion for making lists. His lifelong passion culminated in the publication of Roget's Thesaurus in 1852.
b9yP9 TIL that until 2009 it was against the law to yell, hoot, whistle or sing in the town of Petrolia, Ontario, Canada.