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TIL that the wheel has been around for more than 5000 years

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QJ77X TIL in 2005, the US introduced a new $1 coin that you could buy and have shipped for free. people took advantage of this by buying them with a credit card then immediately using the coins to pay their bill to get free airline miles. one man abused this so much that he earned 4 million airline miles
dD9dd TIL with average daily consumption of 2.2 liters of Coca-Cola, Chiapas, Mexico leads the world
6N5Z TIL the girl who sings “All I Want for Christmas” in Love Actually is the voice behind Marceline the Vampire Queen in Adventure Time, and Vanessa in Phineas & Ferb (Olivia Olson)
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ZpDPY TIL that autism is 4 times more likely in men than women, according to an analysis of 54 studies and over 13 million participants