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TIL that the movie 'The Blues Brothers' had a cocaine budget

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bAr4 TIL A volcanic eruption in Indonisia in 1815 temporarily altered the Earth’s climate resulting in many parts of the US Northeast accumulating 6 inches of snow from June 6th-7th the following year
X6AE TIL that 27 U.S. states are at least partially north of the southernmost part of Canada.
Yp16A TIL Ancient Veggies Were Small, Unpalatable. Ancient tomatoes were the size of berries; potatoes were no bigger than peanuts. Corn was a wild grass, its tooth-cracking kernels borne in clusters as small as pencil erasers
pQNZ TIL When dogs breathe in, 12% of the inhaled air is taken into special “nose lungs” full of olfactory sensors.
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