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TIL That 35% of roads in the United States are unpaved

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dDjnE TIL That the USA had a secret base under the ice in Greenland in the 60's.
BXrK TIL They used to use urine to tan animal skins. Families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day sell it to the tannery. If you had to do this to survive you were considered “Piss Poor”.
JYbPm TIL the Icelandic horse has a unique way of walking not displayed by other breeds. This gives them 5 varying gaits.
W7aA TIL that soy sauce activates the neurons of a dead squid causing it to “dance”, and this is a Japanese dish called odori-don.
0YvA TIL “That 70s Show” was set 22 years in the past. If a nostalgic show like it aired this fall, it would be set in the year 1994.