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TIL this year (2025) will be the only perfect square year of my lifetime

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6EbpX TIL of the Tlatelolco massacre, in which hundreds of demonstrators protesting the 1968 Mexico City Olympics were gunned down.
EgEZX TIL that tea is most popular drink in the world other than plain water. More tea is consumed worldwide than all other manufactured drinks combined (including coffee, soda, and alcohol).
wXDW TIL the floor plan of The Overlook Hotel in The Shining (1980) is impossible as another indication of Jack’s insanity
ebkn TIL that when Ricky Gervais—creator of the original UK version of ‘The Office'—was asked how he felt about the US version of the TV show being better, he replied “Really fucking rich”.
wL77o TIL that California’s Death Valley contains the lowest point in North America — a surreal landscape of vast salt flats. The basin sits 282 feet (86 m) below sea level where a temporary lake may form after heavy rainstorms.