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TIL in 39 out of 50 states, the highest paid state employee is either a college football or basketball coach.

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4k0Ka TIL the world's shortest scheduled jet service is from Brazzaville to Kinshasa, Congo, covering 24 km or 15 miles. There are 7 flights a week, using a Boeing 737-800.
5YgvP TIL that during the American Revolutionary War, the British intentionally caused hyperinflation by printing counterfeit American money and selling it at the cost of the paper, instead of its listed value.
KOZlG TIL that Snoop Dogg. broke the Guinness World Record for biggest gin and juice by stirring up a drink that contained 180 bottles of gin, 154 bottles of apricot brandy and 38 jugs of orange juice.
w4Y6 TIL Ferrero uses a quarter of the worlds hazelnuts making Nutella.
oAvR TIL The worst shark attack in human history occurred in 1945 after the USS Indianapolis was sunk in the Pacific. As many as 150 sailors waiting to be rescued were killed by sharks.