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TIL Victoria’s Secret perfume is almost as powerful as DEET as a mosquito repellant

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Y6BG TIL three minutes after the finale of MAS*H had aired approximately 77% of New York City flushed their toilets. This is estimated to be the highest water usage at one given time in the City’s history.
kRag TIL, Frodo had the ring for 17 years before going on his quest instead of the handful of days the movie shows.
6YBQ TIL a lawyer in Toronto once tried to demonstrate the strength of a window in his high-rise office by running straight into it. The window didn’t shatter, but it did pop out of its frame and sent him falling 24 stories to his death.
vPdoB TIL about Lauri Törni who fought for the Finnish Army during the Winter War and Continuation War, fought for Germany during WWII, and fought for the US during Vietnam War, where he was killed. He is the only known Waffen-SS to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
nexyY TIL in 2014, adult diapers outsold baby diapers in Japan due to their rapidly aging population