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TIL In a lifetime, the average American spends approximately 38.5 total days just brushing their teeth.

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xVeww TIL the creators of "Parks and Recreation" did research for the show by interviewing actual government officials. One said, "Well, I’m a libertarian, so I don’t really believe in the mission of my job. Yes, I’m aware of the irony." The character of Ron Swanson was born.
9wYw6 TIL - David Lee Roth (Front Man of Van Halen in the early 80's) Paid His Road Crew $100 For Every Woman They Brought Him Backstage
p8g4p TIL that about 372 million people receive artificially-fluoridated water in about 24 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ireland, Malaysia, the U.S., and Vietnam. Fluoridation is rare in Europe, with 97–98% choosing not to fluoridated drinking water.
m1rQp TIL about the May 18,1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, which was the most disastrous volcanic eruption to occur in the contiguous United States since the much smaller 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak in California.
WPWY TIL in 2006, American sculptor Luis Jiménez was killed when the head of his “Blue Mustang” sculpture fell on him and severed an artery in his leg. The Blue Mustang, nicknamed “Blucifer”, is 32 feet tall, weighs 9000 lb., and is currently on display at Denver International Airport.