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TIL that Gabe Newell owns a marine research company, and now mostly lives at sea on his boats and submarines.

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l7G8N TIL that the original Dumbledore Richard Harris is also the singer of the most famous version of MacArthur Park which was a worldwide hit in 1968
KOavG TIL that 50% of adults in Gary, Indiana are obese, making it the most overweight city in America.
W7ad TIL in 1917 Germans built a 25-foot-tall armor-plated fake tree with a soldier sitting in it to spy on Allied forces. the Germans waited until nightfall and cut down one of the real trees to replace it with the fake one With artillery firing the whole time so the Brits wouldn’t hear the axes.
6Ey97 TIL Gas actually expires sitting in your tank for too long. If your car is sitting for several months during quarantine without much use, the ethanol in your car's gasoline will start to attract water and corrode your cars fuel system. This can be alleviated by using a fuel stabilizer.
4xVR TIL of an Italian pornstar, who was a member of Parliament, while continuing to make hardcore porn videos while in office. She often made speeches with one breast exposed, and offered to have sex with Saddam Hussein in exchange for peace in the region.