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TIL in 2013 a NJ city councilwoman was tricked into believing the Blue Waffle Disease was real and a threat to her city, so she asked the city council what they were going to do about it.

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kO9lW TIL that it's possible to buy random, assorted books "by the foot", for the sake of filling up and decorating otherwise empty bookshelves and libraries, a service typically used by filmmakers and decorators, but also rich people on occasion.
kJaGe TIL: That the Federal Reserve is sitting on an unused $1 billion stock pile of $1 coins minted at an expense of around $300 million, partly because despite numerous attempts Americans do not want to use the coins but prefer to use the paper note instead
a805Z TIL, a member of the jury that convicted drug kingpin el chapo, gave an interview in which he accused himself and other jurors of misconduct. He also claimed that many jurors were sad and wept after sentencing el chapo to life in solitary. He said, however, that there was no doubt about his guilt.
E1BRX TIL: The infamous Richard Nixon's 'I am not a crook' speech took place at Disney World
VRNZ TIL that British scientist James Smithson donated his entire fortune to the United States (worth 1/66th of the entire US budget) to create the Smithsonian Institution despite never having visited the United States. He left no explanation of his motivation.