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TIL We are currently amidst the longest gap between EF5 tornadoes in history

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d0WB TIL the ancient Japanese would use a wooden stick called a kusobera to wipe their asses. Kusobera literally means “shit spatula.”
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M7LNb TIL "The Blues Brothers" (1980) held the world record for the most cars destroyed in one film, 104 cars.
69Nm7 TIL The National City Bank Of New York Convinced The US Government to Invade Haiti in 1909
b90np TIL of the Isla Bermeja. A Mexican island appearing on maps since 1535 which, in 1990, no longer existed. Not quite "it was gone", more "there was no proof it EVER existed.