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TIL that Mr. Rogers’ mother knitted all his sweaters, including the famous red cardigan.

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W7kJ4 TIL about Fucino, a huge lake in central Italy that was completely drained and converted into one of the most fertile plains in the country.
akLo TIL that the price of gold is determined by a very small number of banks, who also happen to be gold traders.
npeW TIL there’s more gold in a ton of mobile phones than a ton of gold ore. It takes a ton of ore to get 1g of gold, but you can get the same amount from recycling 41 mobile phones
dEL7 TIL Ford had a concept nuclear powered car in the 1950’s, the inspiration for the fallout franchise’s cars
ogMo TIL of “The Widower”, a dish from Grantham made with 20 infinity chilies and claimed to be the worlds hottest curry. Only one person has ever finished it; he took an hour to finish it and spent 10 minutes of that time hallucinating due to the endorphin rush.