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TIL Next to the US army, Disney world is the largest buyer and importer of explosives in the USA.

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PYDJg TIL that each US banknote weighs 1 gram, no matter the denomination, so because there are 454 grams in a pound, there are always 454 bills in every pound of currency.
p8B6A TIL that our weeks have 7 days because the ancient Babylonians had one day for each known celestial body: the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn
mXPO TIL that euthanasia accounted for almost two percent of total deaths of in Belgium in 2012. Since euthanasia was made legal in 2002, it has been increasing every year.
xV05B TIL that, when threatened, the yellow-spotted millipede or Harpaphe haydeniana curls up into a ball and exudes hydrogen cianide on its predator, accompanied by the characteristic smell of toasted almonds, being lethal to rodents and birds. It uses chemical warfare on its victims!
d8lbE TIL 15 human feet in shoes have washed up along the Pacific Northwest coast since August 2007.