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TIL that there is an actual city of Townsville in Australia.

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mx67Y TIL of the album, Everywhere at the end of time; a musical series consisting of six stages of music that simulate the effects of dementia over time. Each stage depicts various stages of symptoms of dementia as it progresses.
BxPK TIL studies show that if a babies pacifier falls on the ground, putting it in your mouth before putting it back in the babies mouth as opposed to washing it in soapy water can help strengthen the immune system of the baby and potentially ward off ailments such as eczema and asthma
mxdJx TIL that Alice Huyler Ramsey was the first woman to drive coast-to-coast across the USA in 1909. The 22-year-old housewife and mother completed the 3,800-mile journey from New York to San Francisco in a green Maxwell 30. The 59-day trek took 3-weeks longer than planned & 96% of the route was unpaved
XXQE TIL if you have no debts and have $10 in your pocket you have more wealth than 25% of Americans
XEJJr TIL Muhammad Ali lost his heavyweight title, got his passport revoked and faced a five-year prison term for not wanting to join the US Army in the Vietnam War. "I ain't got no quarrel with those Vietcong," he said. "They never called me n****r."