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TIL one gallon (about 4 liters) of gasoline contains about 31,000,000 calories

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Brb1e TIL Portage Place mall was built to counter the decline of downtown Winnipeg in 1987. Barely a year since it opened, there were doubts of the shopping centre's success as shoppers stayed away and it became a hangout for young people
XEkm8 TIL Thomas Grasso's last meal before his execution was 24 mussels, 24 clams, a double cheeseburger, 6 ribs, 2 strawberry milkshakes, half a pumpkin pie, strawberries, and a can of SpaghettiOs. His final statement was, "I did not get my SpaghettiOs. I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this."
6mKJ TIL Russia is opening a “Military Disneyland” that will allow guests to shoot military grade weapons and try out various military simulators.
aw6O0 TIL Harry Glicken's was devastated when his mentor David Johnson died during the eruption of Mt St Helens in 1980. Glicken met the same fate 11 year's later during the eruption of Mt Unzen in Japan. Glicken and Johnson are the only American volcanologists to have died in volcanic eruptions.
XE8r TIL teachers at a school in Korea for children with disabilities molested, raped, and killed students and got away with it. They were even reinstated at the school. A movie was made based on the event and the school was shut down because the film sparked public outcry.