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TIL that the diamond engagement ring is one of the bigest scams in history.

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wLWE1 TIL the USA state of Vermont has more miles of unpaved roads than paved roads.
Wlmo TIL of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, a bridge whose support towers are so tall and far apart that, due to the curvature of the earth, are almost two inches farther apart at the top than the bottom.
lWAN TIL Madonna and her record label leaked songs from her album - American Life before its official release on Torrent sites. The tracks featured Madonna saying, “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” followed by minutes of silence.
grgQX TIL Kansai International Airport in Japan averages 20-30 million passengers a year and it has not lost a single piece of luggage since opening in 1994.
GDvG TIL that at age 12, Laura Ingalls Wilder defended herself against a sexual advance with a knife, and that her editor later cut the scene from her book (p. 1, last ¼th)