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TIL That there are 10 fjords in the United States
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TIL that until 1991 there was a 3 acre aquarium in Montreal. The aquarium closed down after all of the dolphin trainers went on strike, leaving the dolphins unfed for 38 days and causing most of them to die
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TIL There was an episode of "All in the Family" where a man attacks Edith on her 50th birthday to which she defends herself with a burnt cake prompting the loudest cheers and applause from the studio audience in the history of the entire series.
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TIL that the Danish King Harald Blatand ate so many blueberries that his teeth stained blue. “Bluetooth” is named after him because of his ability to unite warring Scandinavian factions, just as Bluetooth unites wireless devices. The Bluetooth logo is also a combination of the Kings Runic initials.
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TIL that in the time of ancient Rome there were up to 11 aqueducts that drained more than nearly 300 million gallons of water to the city, each day. There were nearly 1,300 public fountains.
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TIL about pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their role in driving up prescription drug prices in the United States