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TIL Each year $470 billion of grocery coupons are distributed in the US. Only $3.7 billion is redeemed.

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OG0a7 TIL almost 100 years before railroads, England’s Bridgewater Canal made it so one horse could pull 30 tons of coal, dropping the fuel price in half. It was so successful that it created a 1770’s “canal mania” starting the Industrial Revolution.
x6bdk TIL that evidence for the effectiveness of dental floss is limited. Several academic reviews have concluded either that flossing is no more effective than tooth brushing alone, or that the evidence in favor of flossing is weak, biased or of low certainty.
1agaD TIL: The meaning of the word "that" in Meatloaf's song 'I would do anything for love' changes with every chorus to reapond to the preceding lyrics. This led so many fans to be confused about the lyrics meaning that the singer had to explain it with a chalkboard.
4XMDN TIL imitation vanilla is made out of "brown slime" that come from a beaver's anus
mnQo TIL The feeling of people that children “these days” are spoiled can be dated all the back to at least Socrates