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TIL the White House has an official team of three calligraphers that make around $100,000 a year.

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MeG9b TIL that the late Robert Urich holds the record for starring in the most different TV series: fifteen.
kOw05 TIL about Dr John L. Leal, the man responsible for popularizing chlorine in our drinking water, and saving countless lives by doing so
pBRO TIL that camels don’t store water in their humps. They store fat, and tapping those reserves actually causes a net loss of hydration. They can survive for so long in the desert because of their ovular blood cells, relatively dry urine and feces, and nostrils that recycle water vapor
91lD TIL Netflix runs its streaming service almost completely off of Amazon servers
Lkndv TIL Texas didn’t have safety regulations on natural gas until after a school blew up and killed hundreds of children. Nobody was held accountable, but they passed strict regulations afterwards. It was so bad that even Hitler sent a letter of condolence.