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TIL Canada is the #1 foreign oil provider to the U.S.
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TIL that Rose McGowan and Joaquin, River, Summer and Rain Phoenix were all raised by their parents in the religious cult known as Family International (formerly Children of God). The controversial group is notorious and has been investigated for child abduction and sexual misconduct.
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TIL that the current World's Smallest Computer (smaller than a grain of sand) is a precision temperature sensor
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TIL in the 2004 exercise between the US and the Indian Air Forces, Indian pilots notched up an astounding 9:1 kill ratio. U.S. pilots said that the Indian pilots showed innovation and flexibility in their tactics. and that they came into the exercise underrating the training and tactics of the IAF
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TIL about elevator operator Betty Oliver, who survived a 75-story fall from the Empire State Building in 1945 when a B-25 crashed into it due to fog. 3 crewman and 11 people in the building died. Betty, who died in 1999, still holds the Guinness World Record for longest survived elevator fall.
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TIL at the height of the Grateful Dead's touring years, Jerry Garcia was using $1800 (adjusted for inflation) worth of drugs per day.