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TIL that in 2013, the CIA publicly acknowledged the existence of Area 51 for the first time.

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1ZZX TIL there is an outdoor topless co-ed book club in New York to help the de-sexualization of female breasts
8vQ4 TIL in 2007 scientists froze light in it’s tracks, converted it to matter, and then re-started it a distance away
p8MDO TIL alcohol companies don't have to display nutrition information on their products in the USA because they aren't regulated by the FDA. Instead, they're regulated by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
R5ZEj TIL children develop and share their own unique folklore (called 'childlore'), including rhymes and games, which often disappear by adolescence and go unnoticed by adults.
xAPD TIL that mercury in vaccines is not only not harmful, but is in fact there to make the vaccine safer by preventing the growth of bacteria or fungi that could possibly contaminate the vaccine.