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TIL That of the top 100 biggest economies in the world, 51 are corporations and 49 are countries.

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KYreR TIL about Thomas Wedders, a circus performer in England during the 1770s, who is believed to have had the longest nose ever. According to historical accounts, Thomas’s prominent proboscis measured 19 cm (7.5 in). That’s the same length as a standard pencil.
Ojd1 TIL that the early owners of Listerine created the word ‘Halitosis’ in order to create a new disorder in which Listerine was the cure
XEKAD TIL Brooke Shields was only 14 when "The Blue Lagoon" was filmed
4kV9o TIL about Ragamuffin Day, a celebration in the New York metro area in the late-1800s and early-1900s in which children wore costumes and went door-to-door asking for candy or money on Thanksgiving. It fell out of favor as trick-or-treating on Halloween gained acceptance in the 1940s and '50s.
v6XK TIL Billboards are illegal in Vermont