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TIL Today marks the first time in history an ICBM has been used in combat

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YrkW TIL that New York City is one of four major cities in the United States whose drinking water is pure enough not to require purification by water treatment plants. The city is supplied with drinking water by the protected Catskill Mountains watershed.
ZpJ9a TIL the common ancestor that all life on Earth descended from, is called LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor)
NWX6 TIL actors and actresses can buy their way to an Oscar. They throw money at advertising, promotions and gifts to academy members, and has proven successful for some that otherwise wouldn’t have won.
4XZN5 TIL Emmy winners don't actually get to keep the statuette and instead have to buy it for $400 if they choose.
JYDPV TIL that most diapers are not biodegradable, and a single diaper takes 100 years to decompose. Each year there are enough diapers thrown away in the US alone, to fill 30 Empire State Buildings.