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TIL a US Government agency has cataloged and assigned a value to “virtually every item that exists.”

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DoRJ TIL that the Soviets used to send astronauts up with a sawed-off shotgun to fight off bears when they returned to Earth in the Siberian Wilderness.
4XOMX TIL that around 200,000 tonnes of rock were removed to build the ancient Indian temple called Kailasa. A megalith carved out of one single rock. Carvers started at the top of the original rock and excavated downward.
kMR1 TIL Smile Mask Syndrome is a psychological disorder in which subjects develop depression and physical illness as a result of prolonged, unnatural smiling. First described in Japan in 1983, this is attributed to the great importance placed on smiling in the Japanese service industry.
wLPBo TIL carrots are not standard rabbit food. We think they are because Bugs Bunny ate carrots, but that's because his creator loved the film "It Happened One Night", where Clark Gable eats carrots while talking quickly. Also Gable gets called "Doc" throughout the film.
xQJg TIL in 2013, Melbourne, Australia assigned it’s trees individual email address with the idea that if citizens had any concerns they could make reports. The plan backfired due to people sending love letters to their favorite trees.