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TIL 20,000 whales are killed yearly by ships
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TIL the US has 727M barrels of oil hidden in underground salt caverns
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TIL Montpelier, Vermont is the only state capital without a McDonald's.
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TIL a member of the WWII Canadian forces, Leo Major, single-handedly captured 93 Nazi’s at once, and liberated a town in the Netherlands on his own as well.
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TIL that the word 'quarantine' originates from the Venetian word 'quarantena,' which means '40 days.' In the 14th century, ships arriving in Venice from plague-infected ports were required to sit at anchor for 40 days before landing to prevent the spread of the disease.
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TIL about Benford's Law aka the first digit law which states in number sets all throughout nature including some very personal details about human beings; the aggregate numbers that will occur are in an almost predictable pattern.