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TIL your gas mileage drops in winter partly because gas stations change their "recipe" twice a year.

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d8Vwr TIL of Jane Percy’s Poison Garden, which has ricin, strychnine, coca and more. The Duchess of Northumberland stated:”Children don't care how a plant cures (…) They want to know how it kills. Here we offer a new avenue to get people talking about the misuse of drugs—most of which grow in nature."
j6GwX TIL that Ronald Reagen likely had Alzheimer's while president. His son Ron believes he began to show signs of it as early as three years into his first presidential term. Reagan announced he had been officially diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 1994, five years after leaving office.
mxPRE TIL the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago had 193 murders in 1 year and only has a population of 26,000
Z8gAo TIL: Today, April 21, is Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday. (she's 94) The Queen's Birthday is a public Holiday in Australia, but observed on 3 different dates depending on the state, none of which are her actual birthday date.
neyJY TIL that French fry carts in the Netherlands are like hot dog carts in NYC, they’re on almost every corner! The Dutch love their French fries with mayonnaise, called patat met. ????