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TIL the Chinese takeout box is an American invention that has never been used in China.

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KOKE TIL conspiracy theorists tried to sue Jim Lovell (Apollo 8 and Apollo 13) because he said he went to the moon
oBlWE TIL of a Firenado, a rare natural phenomena that is essentially a vortex of fire caused by extreme heat that sounds like a jet engine.
OGMoX TIL the French Aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is one of the biggest individual producers of baguettes. Originally it could produce 1400 per day, but it was recently upgraded to now make over 2000!
wLgGW TIL about the Helicoprion, a Permian era shark that had a buzzsaw for a jaw.
lyr7 TIL The IMF estimates we subsidize big oil to the tune of $10 million per minute