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TIL tug-of-war is a competitive sport

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KeBQ TIL a study found that the costs of switching to clean energy from fossil fuels would be more than offset by the savings in reduced premature deaths from reduced air pollution
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4XVWJ TIL of the International Debutante Ball. A biennial, invitation only event hosted in the NYC Waldorf Astoria hotel that presents well-connected young ladies from upper class families to high society. The participation fee alone starts from $22,000.
EJyP TIL scientists once recruited theater students to stumble drunkenly into 153 Norwegian bars and ask for another drink. They found that bartenders were much more likely to over-serve drunk women than men.
wLeg6 TIL Blowing out birthday candles increases bacteria on cake by 1,400% more bacteria