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TIL that every month all members of the United States Congress are mailed Hustler magazine for free

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6EPXW TIL fiber-optic internet cables on the sea floor has to be wrapped in kevlar to protect them from shark bites
R9G1 TIL that the Wright Brothers achieved flight in a plane that cost roughly $1,000 to build. In the race to fly, they beat Samuel Pierpont Langley, Secretary of the Smithsonian, who failed to achieve a successful flight, despite having $50,000 of government funding put toward his attempts.
BrJWD TIL that the peanut butter jelly time guy died in a police shootout and was relatives with Snoop Dog.