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TIL that there are only 500 blockbuster video stores left in the USA

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ZpV8R TIL that in 2017 the fastest growing cosmetic procedure in the world, was labiaplasty
pYmpO TIL of the Old River Control Structure, meant to prevent the Mississippi River changing course. It if fails, it would cripple the US economy & lead to a global food crisis. Several experts have recommended letting the river shift course naturally to avoid this.
jNa7M TIL that angry people are significantly more likely to get heart attacks than the rest of us.
v1A1B TIL There were less than 60 years between the Wright brothers first flight in an airplane and the first human being launched into space (1903 - 1961)
v1dy4 TIL a meteor reportedly fell right on the battlefield during a war between Pontus and Rome. According to Plutarch, the sky suddenly split apart and a large silvery-hot meteor resembling a giant hogshead bombarded the ground between the armies. Both forces promptly withdrew to fight another day.