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TIL that 3 of the top 5 (and 4 of the top 6) steepest streets in the U.S. are in Los Angeles. I had to make a delivery today on #5, and it was almost surreal how steep it was.

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GYm54 TIL of Vinicunca or the Mountain of seven colours in Peru. It was discovered four years ago when the snow covering it melted, revealing the natural beauty of the rock beneath.
E180X TIL that "Taco Tuesday" isn't something just any restaurant can celebrate. It's trademarked by a Wyoming-based chain called Taco John's, which routinely sends cease-and-desist letters to other restaurants that use it.
AN9ex TIL only Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly has lost more Super Bowls than Tom Brady.
kZld TIL in 2009 a woman caused a riot at a Columbus, Ohio, Burlington Coat Factory after it became clear to customers, whom she had offered store-wide to purchase all orders up to $500 from her lottery winnings, that she had no money.
kOXVg Today I Learned during the Second World War, spies were given garlic flavoured chocolate before parachuting into occupied France, so their breath smelled convincingly French which helped them to blend in