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TIL that in the last 10 years, Florida has had more shark attacks than the rest of the states combined (242), yet no fatalities.

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molx TIL: Upon leaving the presidency in 1953, President Truman and his wife Bess drove themselves back home to Independence, Missouri.
nMXo TIL: that a man has a bottle garden that he has not watered for 40 years, its still alive due to the plant creating a self sustained ecosystem
57BQ TIL During the Falklands war, while the HMS Sheffield was sinking it’s crew burst into song, singing Monty Python’s “Always look on the bright side of life”
p8Awe TIL that Zac Efron actually recorded all the songs for High School Musical, but his parts were dubbed over by Drew Seeley. Efron was not informed of the reason for this.
wLEaE TIL that the US Pentagon has the high number of 284 toilets, which is twice as much as the actual needs for the staff. The Pentagon avoids talking about this fact because it is due to the racial segregation laws in force in Virginia during the construction of the building, between 1941 and 1943.