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TIL: California Town Brings in 40,000 Tourists for a Frog Jumping Festival

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X0gGQ TIL that by the 1830s, American alcohol consumption had peaked at an all-time high of 7.1 gallons of absolute alcohol per capita annually--more than three times the current consumption rate of 2.18 gallons (2005).
1akGV TIL that there used to be a commercial project to establish a permanent manned base on the Moon called the Artemis Project.
9Erp TIL Genghis Khan’s chief adviser was a captured scholar named Yelu Chucai. His contribution to the Mongol Empire was to suggest that the Mongols not kill everyone, but tax them instead.
v10K TIL The Cash family blocked Preparation H from using Ring of Fire in what could have been their best commercial ever.
grYZ4 TIL that baby elephants suck their trunks for comfort, just like human babies suck their thumbs. It helps them learn how to use their trunks properly as they grow.