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TIL it would take Vietnam an estimated 300 years and 10 Billion Dollars to clear its territory of unexploded bombs, shells and mines.

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XypX TIL That Segway accused its Chinese copycat of violating its patents. The copycat responded by buying the Segway company.
BXNe TIL A Boxer Named Joe Walcott coined the phrase The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall
7880X TIL the first modern chain letter was written in the 18th century, with predecessors to the modern chain letter existing as far back as the 9th century
BX0b TIL that you shouldn’t recycle pizza boxes. The soaked-in grease has likely rendered the cardboard un-recycleable, and you’re doing more harm than good by putting them in the recycle bin.
aDyb TIL a tourist from the town of Dull, Scotland visited the town of Boring, OR and proposed that two villages become sister cities.