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TIL that black printer ink is the eighth most expensive liquid in the world

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X65r TIL that the Mexican cartel boss ‘El Chapo’ would come out of hiding to eat at local restaurants. His men confiscated everyone’s phones before he ate, and when he left the phones were returned and their meals paid for.
QJ1V9 TIL that a community known as Druid Heights served as a focal point for three counterculture movements: the Beats in the 1950s, the hippies in the 1960s, and the feminists in the 1970s. Despite Druid Height's cultural significance, its future remains uncertain due to the deterioration of the site.
5YnyP TIL Five countries all in Asia are responsible for 60% of all the junk in our oceans
JYw9k TIL when Sigmund Freud expatriated from Nazi-ruled Austria, he was required to sign a document certifying he was treated well. Reportedly he wrote sarcastically, "I can most highly recommend the Gestapo to everyone."
4Xyr5 TIL: of the Church of Universal Suffrage. A religion in the United States that believes all U.S. election days are a religious holiday, legally allowing all members to request ballots by mail.