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TIL that the average American woman weighs too much to use birth control effectively.

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EgpRw TIL Usher was going to release an album called “All About U” in 2000. Due to leaks, the album was delayed and recreated with new music. It was released on Aug. 7, 2001 and retitled “8701.” 8701 days ago today.
6LQ TIL that a 1,000 year old “fish trap” made of stones was found off the British coast with Google Maps
J1XNv TIL: Professional mourners was an occupation that started in Ancient Egypt where people get paid to make ostentatious displays of grief at a funeral. It was mostly women as men were deemed unfit for the job. In modern times, some countries still have professional mourners you can hire for funerals.
E1XN0 TIL they're called eggplants because some breeds are white and egg shaped
mZAO TIL in 1987 the US Government approved a project to construct world’s largest super collider. As of 2011 the construction site sits abandoned, with as a total $2 billion dollars wasted.