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TIL that the US has an official plan to deal with a zombie apocalypse known as CONPLANN 8888-11.

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a8lgM TIL that the ancient Romans didn’t number the days of the month but counted backwards from three fixed points: the Kalends, the Nones, and the Ides, which in March fell on the 15th.
QNKEa TIL that long before Cherry Coke was officially introduced by Coca-Cola in 1985, many diners, drugstore soda fountains and movie theaters dispensed an unofficial version by adding cherry-flavored syrup to Coca-Cola.
8JVK TIL some Colorado airports have marijuana amnesty boxes for passengers who want to dispose their medicine before a flight.
PWde TIL: Creationism’s monkey-typewriter argument was refuted by a 1980s computer program that randomly generated phrases while preserving the positions of individual letters. The computer wrote Hamlet in just 4.5 days.
wL0gY TIL that Qatar is 25% female